
Top U.S. science funder slows research grants to universities
It's not clear why the National Science Foundation may be limiting funding to certain U.S. universities

Top U.S. science funder slows research grants to universities
It's not clear why the National Science Foundation may be limiting funding to certain U.S. universities

White House proposes new rules giving political appointees final approval on research grants
These proposed Office of Management and Budget regulations would render the federal research grant review process opaque


U.S. Supreme Court allows access to mifepristone by mail—for now
The nation’s top court extended a stay on a lower court order banning telemedicine access to mifepristone, a drug used in medication abortions—but the order sets up a longer legal fight

Is the U.S. in a new era of political violence? Experts say it’s complicated
Researchers who study political violence say that the U.S. is in a period of more intense political rhetoric, but there have been far darker periods in the nation’s history

National Academies experts denounce Trump’s NSF board purge
In an open letter, thousands of researchers criticized the White House’s firing of the National Science Foundation’s board as “an alarming attack” on U.S. science

The return of the Presidential Physical Fitness Award is missing the point, health experts say
Researchers say that President Donald Trump’s resurrection of widely maligned fitness testing in schools is “half-baked” and unlikely to move the needle on youth physical activity alone

What is the Kardashev scale, and can we climb it?
The Kardashev scale is an interesting but flawed gauge of a civilization’s growth

War in Iran spotlights the risk to drinking water for millions in the Persian Gulf
Direct attacks, oil spills and the threat of nuclear waste are putting the Gulf region’s desalination plants at risk—here’s why that matters

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

‘Staggering’ number of people believe unproven claims about vaccines, raw milk, and more
Survey results suggest a rise in questioning of scientific evidence

Trump administration officially reclassifies some marijuana products as less dangerous drugs
The Trump administration said this move, which does not legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use under federal law, is just the start of a process to reclassify the drug more broadly