
US lawmakers vote to cut science spending—but reject Trump’s sweeping reductions
A draft bill would preserve NASA’s overall funding but downsize the National Science Foundation’s budget by 20 percent.

US lawmakers vote to cut science spending—but reject Trump’s sweeping reductions
A draft bill would preserve NASA’s overall funding but downsize the National Science Foundation’s budget by 20 percent.

Americans trust vaccine researchers as much as other scientists, poll finds
Roughly seven in 10 people still trust vaccine researchers, a new poll finds. The number is in line with trust for other scientists


Entire NSF science advisory board fired by Trump administration
Members of the National Science Board, which the U.S. Congress founded in 1950, were given no explanation for their termination

Former deputy surgeon general Erica Schwartz nominated as new CDC chief
The White House has nominated Erica Schwartz to replace NIH director Jay Bhattacharya as CDC chief. Bhattacharya has been leading the CDC on an acting basis since February, after the public health agency’s director was fired in 2025

How China could still win the new moon race
China is working toward its own moon landing. Could it put astronauts on the moon before NASA’s Artemis program does?

Rival ‘shadow’ group to RFK, Jr.’s autism science committee meets in D.C.
Autism researchers are working to counter a federal autism advisory panel that they say has vaccine skeptic members and a “striking absence of scientific expertise”

SpaceX now has more than 10,000 Starlink satellites in orbit
Once unfathomable, the milestone of a single company having 10,000 satellites operating overhead signals that the era of mega constellations is here to stay

How to build a moon base
China and the U.S. are in a high-stakes race to build permanent lunar outposts. Can both nations coexist on the moon?

Stand Up for Science protests spread to more than 50 cities
Speakers at the Stand Up for Science rally in Washington, D.C., criticized the politicization of science and cuts to research that serves the public

Americans trust federal scientists more than RFK, Jr., poll suggests
When it comes to health advice, more people trust the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association than they do federal health agencies, according to a new poll

Stand Up for Science plans second rally on March 7
Public health chaos and research funding cuts are inspiring nationwide pro-science protests against the Trump administration

‘Wellness influencer’ Casey Means heads to confirmation hearing
The U.S. Senate is holding a confirmation hearing today for wellness influencer Casey Means, the Trump administration’s pick for surgeon general