Trump Budget Would Slash Science Programs Across Government
Cuts include 18 percent at the National Institutes of Health and 30 percent at the Environmental Protection Agency
Stories by Nature
Trees in Eastern U.S. Head West as Climate Changes
Breaking from the general poleward movement of many species, flowering trees take an unexpected turn
Geneticists Enlist Engineered Virus and CRISPR to Battle Citrus Disease
Desperate farmers hope scientists can beat pathogen that is wrecking the US orange harvest
Revamped "Anti-Science" Education Bills in U.S. Find Success
Legislation urges educators to "teach the controversy" and allows citizens to challenge curricula
Fossil of Oldest-Known Baleen Whale Relative Unearthed in Peru
Skeleton from South America enables paleontologists to piece together the puzzle of baleen whale evolution
Former U.S. Mental Health Chief Leaves Google
Tom Insel will launch his own company to analyze behavior and mental illness using smartphone data
Ghana Telescope Heralds First Pan-African Array
By converting a defunct communications dish, astronomers are breaking ground on Earth and beyond
Can Zapping the Vagus Nerve Jump-Start Immunity?
An experimental procedure is exposing links between nervous and immune systems
Dreams of the Stone Age Dated for First Time in Southern Africa
Ancient rock art research could piece together how the peoples who lived in the region some 5,700 years ago interacted
Europe Set to Invest in Quantum Tech
A billion-euro, 10-year “Quantum Technology Flagship” project will pursue advances in sensors, communications and computing
Mining Threatens Chinese Fossil Site That Revealed Planet's Earliest Animals
Protests sparked by the destruction of three key fossil-hunting areas result in a temporary halt of phosphate mining
Physicists Excited by Latest LHC Anomaly
A series of odd findings have theorists hoping for new particles
We Must Track How Technology Is Changing Work
Without more information, policy makers may be flying blind into the next industrial revolution
Muons Bring New Physics within Reach
A new experiment to measure the behavior of muons in magnetic fields could reveal unknown particles
Mobile-Phone Signals Bolster Street-Level Rain Forecasts
Real-time analysis of wireless communications data could improve weather forecasts around the world
Youthful Poo Makes Aged Fish Live Longer
The gut microbes of young killifish can extend lifespans
Growth Spurts May Determine a Lamprey's Sex
The parasitic fish could be the first case of growth-dependent sex determination
Japanese Man Is First to Receive "Reprogrammed" Stem Cells from Another Person
World-first transplant to treat macular degeneration could augur rise of iPS cell banks
Big Data Renews Fight Over the Origin of Animals
A new study is the latest in the long-running dispute over which lineage—sponges or comb jellies—is the ancestor to all animals
Mathematicians Create Warped Worlds in Virtual Reality
Immersive experience set to become accessible to all
