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Ebola can be stopped — but only if world leaders prioritize public health
Nature.com
The deadly disease was identified half a century ago in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is unacceptable that it continues to take lives.
May 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
Exclusive: NSF puts new research grants to top universities on hold
Dan Garisto, Nature.com
US science funder once again restricts awards to Harvard University and other research institutions.
May 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
The political polarization of health outcomes in the USA
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Using individual-level medical data and death records, this study finds that conservatives in the USA experienced worse health and higher mortality than liberals during the 2010s. No significant gaps in biomarkers or mortality were present before the 2010s.
May 24, 2026, 7:36 PM
Exclusive: NIH ousts infectious-disease leaders as COVID scientists face US charges
Max Kozlov, Nature.com
Eight of the top ten officials at the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases have now been pushed out since President Donald Trump took office.
May 15, 2026, 12:00 AM
US biology lab locked down for more than a week amid smuggling inquiry
Dan Garisto, Nature.com
The Trump administration has spent months investigating the lab after a Chinese postdoc was charged with smuggling biological material into the country.
May 15, 2026, 12:00 AM
NIH staffing shortage could slash number of new grants issued this year
Max Kozlov, Nature.com
Some units at the US funding giant are so understaffed, they are focusing on mandated grant renewals rather than new awards.
May 14, 2026, 12:00 AM
TikTok’s algorithm systematically skewed to the right during the 2024 US elections
Nature.com
‘Bot’ accounts were directed mostly towards content aligned with the Republican Party.
May 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
Systematic partisan content skews in TikTok during the 2024 US elections
Hazem Ibrahim, HyunSeok Daniel Jang, Nouar Aldahoul, Aaron R. Kaufman, Talal Rahwan, Yasir Zaki, Nature.com
Audit experiments on TikTok show asymmetric partisan exposure that is not explained by observable engagement metrics, with Republican-leaning accounts receiving more aligned content and Democratic-leaning accounts more cross-partisan recommendations.
May 6, 2026, 12:00 AM
NIH grant cuts disproportionately hit minority and female scientists
Max Kozlov, Nature.com
A survey reveals sharp divides in who bore the brunt of last year’s spree of grant cancellations by the Trump administration.
May 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
Data centres are controversial: will launching them into space help?
Jenna Ahart, Nature.com
The massive computing facilities powering the AI boom have drawn ire for soaking up energy and water on Earth.
Apr 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
Entire NSF science advisory board fired by Trump administration
Dan Garisto, Nature.com
Members of the National Science Board, which the US Congress founded in 1950, were given no explanation for their termination.
Apr 26, 2026, 12:00 AM
Delays have kept new NSF grants to a trickle — that could be about to change
Dan Garisto, Nature.com
The agency is finally ready to distribute a spate of new grants, but it is also preparing substantial cuts to areas such as biological and social sciences.
Apr 23, 2026, 12:00 AM
Thousands of Harvard graduate students strike — bringing research to a halt
Humberto Basilio, Nature.com
Workers at the elite US university want higher pay, and ask for better protection for students at risk of deportation.
Apr 23, 2026, 12:00 AM
‘Staggering’ number of people believe unproven claims about vaccines, raw milk and more
Helen Pearson, Nature.com
Survey results suggest a rise in questioning of scientific evidence.
Apr 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
Keeping the ‘fairy tale’ of the Marine Biological Laboratory alive
Marissa Russo, Nature.com
Cell biologist Mark Terasaki will give US$25 million of his own money to preserve the legacy of a pioneering scientific institute in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
Apr 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
US speeds research into mind-altering drugs — including mysterious 'ibogaine'
Max Kozlov, Nature.com
Some researchers are delighted at an executive order to streamline investigations of psychedelics but also warn that caution is needed.
Apr 21, 2026, 12:00 AM
What does the future hold for the thawing Arctic?
Charlotte Gehrke, Nature.com
Two experts unpack how trends in climate and geopolitics might unfold to shape the far north.
Apr 20, 2026, 12:00 AM
US lawmakers intensify scrutiny of scientific-publishing practices
Max Kozlov, Nature.com
A congressional hearing covered the rise of paper mills and the costs of open-access publishing — but there was little agreement on what reform would entail.
Apr 17, 2026, 12:00 AM
A synthetic angiotensin II/ACE2-based hormone shunt controlling experimental hypertension
Gokberk Unal, Maysam Mansouri, Yu-Qing Xie, Christian Mueller, Ghislaine Charpin-El Hamri, Martin Fussenegger, Nature.com
Chronic diseases require lifelong maintenance. Here, the authors present ARCH, a closed-loop genetic circuit that autonomously maintains Angiotensin-II homeostasis, demonstrating translational potential against RAS-dependent hypertension.
Apr 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
Massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration
Max Kozlov, Dan Garisto, Edward Chen, Nature.com
Budget proposal would also curb federal payments for scientific publishing.
Apr 3, 2026, 12:00 AM
Humanity is heading back to the Moon — why aren’t more scientists thrilled?
Elizabeth Gibney, Davide Castelvecchi, Nature.com
Some researchers remain underwhelmed by NASA’s upcoming lunar fly-by.
Mar 31, 2026, 12:00 AM
Trump’s new science panel includes 9 tech billionaires—and just one scientist
Dan Garisto, Nature magazine, Nature.com
There’s a glaring hole in the president’s new science and tech council
Mar 27, 2026, 2:00 PM
Trump’s new science advisers include 12 technology chiefs — and one academic
Dan Garisto, Nature.com
Sparse academic presence on the US President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology reflects a focus on technology and industry.
Mar 26, 2026, 12:00 AM
China could be the world’s biggest public funder of science within two years
Ben Deighton, Nature.com
Forecast by science-policy researchers raises questions about where the epicentre of global research will shift to in the coming decade.
Mar 19, 2026, 12:00 AM
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