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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
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
China pledges billion-dollar spending boost for science
Xiaoying You, Nature.com
Funding for national laboratories and important research projects would increase under the government’s plans.
Mar 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
Stand Up for Science protests spread to more than 50 cities
Dan Vergano, Scientific American
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
Mar 9, 2026, 6:00 PM
The one science reform we can all agree on, but we're too cowardly to do
Adam Mastroianni, Experimental-history.com
OR: the long overdue forest fire
Mar 4, 2026, 2:53 PM
President Trump aimed to cut science funding. Congress has quietly restored much of it
Katia Riddle, NPR
Despite President Trump's efforts to deeply cut science funding from the federal budget in 2026, Congress quietly restored much of the funding to previous levels in recent weeks.
Mar 3, 2026, 10:14 PM
White House stalls release of approved US science budgets
Max Kozlov, Alexandra Witze, Dan Garisto, Nature.com
The US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed.
Feb 27, 2026, 12:00 AM
Leading US Research Lab Appears to Be Squeezing Out Foreign Scientists
Paresh Dave, Wired
House Democrats are demanding answers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and urging it to halt rumored changes they say could undermine its mission.
Feb 20, 2026, 10:00 AM
Trump's Genesis Mission gets its first set of 26 sure-to-succeed objectives
Brandon Vigliarolo, Theregister.com
DoE bets AI can speed fusion, unlock decades of nuclear data, and probe fundamental physics The Trump administration has outlined the first 26 goals for its project to inject AI into the government's scientific research, and everything from securing critical …
Feb 13, 2026, 6:18 PM
Could lab monkeys soon become a thing of the past?
Marina Bolotnikova, Vox
The Trump administration’s scientific agenda has been widely characterized — rightly so — as a war on scientific progress. But, hear me out here: There is more to the story. This administration’s science policy is being shaped not solely by anti-science ideo…
Feb 13, 2026, 12:45 PM
US scientists adapt after the Trump administration's funding blows
Kate Grumke, NPR
Scientists say the Trump administration's policies have led to major changes and uncertainty about scientific efforts and accomplishments.
Feb 9, 2026, 9:53 AM
China’s relationship with foreign scientific powers is changing rapidly
Laurie Udesky, Nature.com
A study that examines career histories of the country’s elite scholars reveals that the nation is turning inwards in its search for talent.
Feb 2, 2026, 12:00 AM
Science news this week: The world's oldest rock art, giant freshwater reservoir found off the East Coast, and the biggest solar radiation storm in decades
ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) , Ben Turner, Live Science
Jan. 24, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
Jan 24, 2026, 12:00 PM
Greenland is important for global research: what's next for the island's science?
Alexandra Witze, Nature.com
Geopolitics made Greenland the unexpected focus of the world’s attention. But the territory has long been a unique region for science.
Jan 23, 2026, 12:00 AM
Science Is Drowning in AI Slop
Ross Andersen, The Atlantic
Peer review has met its match.
Jan 22, 2026, 1:49 PM
US science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remains
Max Kozlov, Jeff Tollefson, Dan Garisto, Nature.com
A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.
Jan 20, 2026, 12:00 AM
Former CEO of Google spearheads 4 next-gen telescopes — 3 on Earth and 1 in space
Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com
"We're going to do it in three years, and we're going to do it for a ridiculously low price."
Jan 8, 2026, 3:00 PM
Science in 2026: what to expect this year
Nick Petrić Howe, Miryam Naddaf, Nature.com
Hear the biggest stories from the world of science | 01/01/2026
Jan 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
12 of the Best Interviews Scientific American Did In 2025
Brianne Kane, Scientific American
From an interview with author Mary Roach to a chat with cardiologist Eric Topol, here are 12 of the most eye-opening conversations we had this year
Dec 26, 2025, 11:30 AM
What cuts to research under Trump have meant for science in 2025
Katia Riddle, NPR
Trump administration officials say changes to federal agencies engaged in science were made in the interests of better science that benefits more Americans. Many scientists we spoke with disagree.
Dec 22, 2025, 10:36 PM
BBC Inside Science
BBC News
President Trump continues to shake up science. We look at the impact it’s already having.
Dec 18, 2025, 5:00 PM
The Scramble for the Seafloor
Rebecca Egan McCarthy, The New York Review of Books
Since 1779 photosynthesis has been the standard-issue explanation for the continuation of life on earth: plants absorb sunlight, which fuels their metabolism, and create oxygen as waste. This is such basic, grade-school science that it normally wouldn’t bear …
Dec 10, 2025, 6:24 PM
Donald Trump and Elon Musk put science on the chopping block in 2025
Chelsea Whyte, New Scientist
The Trump administration has targeted everything from public health to space missions for funding cuts, bringing an end to the longstanding US policy of scientific pursuits as a path towards progress and economic prosperity
Dec 10, 2025, 6:00 PM
Links 12/6/2025
Yves Smith, Nakedcapitalism.com
Our rollicking daily links: Lancet v. ultraprocessed foods, geoengineering necessity? China house price fall, Putin in India, Eurovision row, German auto distress, UK construction drop, US strategic plan freakout, Hegseth bloodied? affordability crisis, OpenA…
Dec 6, 2025, 11:55 AM