On January 23, 2025, as one of the first actions of his second term, President Trump signed Executive Order (EO) ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest and most distant blazar ever seen, named J0410–0139. This powerful object is located 12 ...

Last week, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sent a letter to Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director of the National Science Foundation ...

Do we really have to go?" my wife of just four months asked me anxiously eight years ago when I revealed my offer to join ...

Computer scientist Mathias Unberath, a leading expert in AI-assisted medicine, says cuts to research funding imperil the ...

We are scientists from the University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station (FLBS), where our research and facilities have long been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation ...

The government is withdrawing grants and other support for research that even references the climate crisis, academics have ...

Recently, the NSF fired over 150 employees, including program directors. Courtesy of National Science Foundation via Wikimedia Commons On Tuesday, Feb. 18th, the National Science Foundation (NSF) ...

Thousands of federal workers who work in science, forestry and in national parks nationwide were fired. Critics warn that the effects will hurt long term.

Employee buyouts, terminations and uncertainty at multiple federal agencies are sparking warnings about an erosion of ...

The Republican effort to rid the federal government of initiatives promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion is expanding to ...

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