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President Trump seeks control of science funding

science and climate science. The proposal is animating advocacy and science groups across the country

Scientists see Trump's firing of the National Science Board as an attack on research

Science Board as an attack on research ![The headquarters of the National Science Foundation in Alexandria

Trump fires independent board overseeing National Science Foundation

Science Foundation (NSF). Members of the National Science Board received an email on Friday sent

Before sci-fi was everywhere, this pioneering magazine championed 'scientifiction'

Science* (later *Analog Science Fiction and Fact*) and *Galaxy Science Fiction.* During that 1940s-to-1960s

Researchers say the Trump administration is finding new ways to punish science

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Scientists are teaching AI-powered robots to run lab experiments

science. “The really wild moment was the first time I saw a lab notebook entry

Trump administration fires all members of US National Science Board

Science Board (NSB), the policy and advisory arm of the National Science Foundation (NSF), mark

The movie 'Pressure' leans into the drama of high-stakes weather forecasts

science across every major federal science agency, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Oceanic

Labor accused of ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’ for axing $760m research program to fund other science measures

Science, described the repurposing of the AEA to fund other science research measures as “disappointing

‘People should be talking about it’: moves to curtail vaccine information obscures important science, doctors say

science, doctors say A series of high-profile and under-the-radar decisions by US health

World-leading UK science facilities at risk amid £162m funding crisis

science facilities at risk amid £162m funding crisis Britain’s scientific capabilities face “serious damage

President Trump is taking aim at forest and wildfire research just as the West is poised to burn

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A science powerhouse bets on genetic therapy to beat brain disorders

science powerhouse bets on genetic therapy to beat brain disorders ![Allen Institute scientist Aaron Garcia

David Pocock applauds $387.4m in extra funding for CSIRO after tens of thousands sign petition

science agency. It follows months of advocacy by scientists and staff after [hundreds of job cuts

Marketers say NAD+ pills and infusions can boost longevity. What's the evidence?

science](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/14/nx-s1-5759287-e1/can-red-light-therapy-really-deliver-a-beauty-and-health-glow-up-heres-the-science) In fact, the market for NAD+ products is booming. This optimism

How seals' whiskers make them master underwater hunters

Science Center** Robin Heinrich/Marine Science Center A harbor seal sports about a hundred whiskers — which

How a pill approved 25 years ago transformed cancer treatment

Science University** Kristyna Wentz-Graff/Oregon Health & Science University *Get the latest on the science

‘Foolish’ CSIRO job cuts will mean Australia unable to provide climate projections to global reports, scientists warn

science agency mean Australia will no longer be able to submit climate projections to form

A real-life Kraken stalked the seas of the late Cretaceous

Sciences, Hokkaido University** Yohei Utsuki/Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Hokkaido University A hundred million

Trump’s pick for surgeon general sells supplement with ingredient banned by Pentagon

science is in the supplement business,” said Dr Peter Lurie of the Center for Science