
As the Shutdown Persists, Here Are 5 Ways It Will Impact Science
A second wave of closures looms as the government funding fight barrels towards a record-breaking fourth week
Lauren Morello works for Nature magazine.
A second wave of closures looms as the government funding fight barrels towards a record-breaking fourth week
Senate confirms meteorologist Kelvin Droegemeier to lead the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Congress is preparing to vote on legislation that includes historic $37 billion for the NIH
Funding for the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health would hold steady after Congress agrees to lift spending caps, but details are fuzzy
The National Institutes of Health would stop processing grants, but astronauts in space would keep working
Order barring citizens of seven countries from entering the U.S. has left many confused and afraid
From stem-cell law to national monuments, the president-elect has myriad opportunities to transform the research landscape
Trump victory generates shock, disbelief and fear of funding cuts
Republicans sweep White House and U.S. Congress, with uncertain implications for research
The congressional races and state ballot measures that could shape U.S. science
The House of Representatives’ proposal for the National Science Foundation and NASA would take from Earth and social sciences, and give to exploration of Europa and the sun
The White House plan would increase research and development funding but faces a rough road in Congress
Pres. Obama is expected to sign the legislation that also includes $5.2 billion for efforts to combat the Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organization is testing a handful of experimental vaccines. Hundreds of thousands of doses could be available before the end of June
As the virus spreads in West Africa, a graphic offers a guide to the case count and transmission figures that matter
November vote is unlikely to break a political stalemate that has squeezed research funding
The award, which comes with a no-strings-attached $625,000 stipend paid out over five years, also went to black carbon and nano materials researchers
The five-year, $500,000 grant will allow for analysis of a backlog of air samples to discern the contribution of CO2 from man-made sources
The sample, found at a National Institutes of Health Lab with other deadly agents, may be 100 years old. The news comes after the discovery of improperly stored smallpox vials in July
The Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 will be the first probe dedicated to mapping the distribution of CO2 in the atmosphere. The launch of a nearly identical probe resulted in a crash in 2009...
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