Max Kozlov is a science journalist at Nature whose work has appeared in the Atlantic, Nature, Quanta Magazine and Science, among other publications.
Key U.S. science panels are being axed—and others are becoming less open
A new analysis shows that the Trump administration has terminated more than 100 advisory committees to science agencies—and reduced the transparency and independence of those that remain.
Trump administration proposes massive budget cuts to science
The White House budget proposal would also curb federal payments for scientific publishing
Brain’s protective barrier stays leaky for years after playing contact sports
Damage to the blood-brain barrier is linked to immune changes and cognitive decline
Key NIH research institute told to remove references to 'pandemic preparedness'
Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website, a Nature investigation finds
Psychedelics and Immortality Take Center Stage at MAHA Summit
The Make America Healthy Again summit, attended by RFK, Jr., and J. D. Vance, gave a sense of what’s driving U.S. health policy
AI Decodes Visual Brain Activity—And Writes Captions for It
A noninvasive imaging technique can translate scenes in your head into sentences. It could help to reveal how the brain interprets the world
Government Shutdown Leaves Scientists in Limbo
Hundreds of people at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have received layoff notices, and work at many federal laboratories has been suspended
Former CDC Director Susan Monarez Reflects on Firing and Feuds
“I would never do that, as a scientist,” Susan Monarez says of being asked to approve changes to vaccine recommendations without knowing the details
These Ants Are Different Species but Share a Mother
Ant queens of one species are sexual parasites that clone ants of another species to create hybrid workers that do their bidding
Planned NIH Cuts Threaten Americans’ Health, Senators Charge in Tense Hearing
Senators grilled NIH director Jayanta Bhattacharya the day after more than 300 NIH staff members sent him a fiery letter protesting the cancellation of thousands of research projects
The Science Fields and State Hit Hardest by Trump NIH Cuts, in 4 Charts
An analysis reveals which fields of science and U.S. states are being hit hardest by National Institutes of Health grant terminations
NIH Director Removes Four Main Scientists amid Massive Staff Purge
The Trump Administration has fired four leaders and thousands of employees at the National Institutes of Health in “one of the darkest days”
COVID Research Funding to Be Slashed, NIH Documents Show
Studies on COVID, climate change and South Africa are on the latest list of terminated grants by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, according to updated documents obtained by Nature
Science under Siege during Trump’s First 30 Days
The Trump administration has acted fast to attack science with a range of funding and policy tactics
Funding Freeze and Communications Hold Create Confusion for U.S. Researchers
Researchers in the U.S. are grappling with Trump administration executive orders around health and science agency funding and communications.
Inside the NSF’s Effort to Scour Research Grants for Violations of Trump’s Orders
The U.S. National Science Foundation has unfrozen grant funding, but it continues to scrutinize research projects, sowing turmoil
Trump Abruptly Cancels Crucial Science Reviews at NIH, World’s Largest Public Funder of Biomedical Research
President Trump has placed an indefinite suspension on research grant reviews and travel at the National Institutes of Health and appears to have erased diversity programming pages at the agency’s website
What Trump’s Blitz of Executive Orders Means for Science
After his second inauguration, President Donald Trump signed a host of executive orders, some with important implications for science
Health Research Could Face Severe Cuts and Changes under Trump
Sweeping reorganization and more research scrutiny could be on the way for the U.S. National Institutes of Health
The Virus That Causes Mpox Keeps Getting Better at Spreading in People
Analysis of a strain of the virus circulating in Central Africa shows genetic mutations indicative of sustained human-to-human spread
What a Kamala Harris Presidency Would Mean for Science
As the daughter of a cancer researcher, Kamala Harris would bring a lifelong familiarity with science to the presidency, experts say
Fauci Calls COVID Cover-Up Claim ‘Preposterous’
Congressional representatives grilled Anthony Fauci, former head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, about the government’s early response to the COVID pandemic
Tiny Fern Has World’s Largest Genome
A small South Pacific fern boasts more than 50 times as many base pairs as the human genome
Memories Are Made by Breaking DNA — and Fixing It, Study in Mice Finds
Nerve cells form long-term memories with the help of an inflammatory response