Trump order gives politicians control over federal grants, alarming researchers
NEW YORK — An executive order signed by President Trump this week aims to give political appointees power over the billions of dollars in grants awarded by…
Scientist and green-card holder detained at San Francisco Airport
A Texas Lyme-disease researcher who came to the U.S. from South Korea at age 5 and is a longtime legal permanent resident was detained at…
‘Lord of the Rings’ director backs long-shot de-extinction plan, starring New Zealand’s lost moa
WASHINGTON — Filmmaker Peter Jackson owns one of the largest private collections of bones of an extinct New Zealand bird called the moa. His fascination with the…
NIH budget cuts threaten the future of biomedical research — and young scientists
Over the last several months, a deep sense of unease has settled over laboratories across the United States. Researchers at every stage — from graduate…
Italian scientist in Colombia was lured to his death on Grindr, authorities say
Colombian authorities have shared a new update on the tragic murder of Italian scientist Alessandro Coatti. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make…
Scientists have lost their jobs or grants in U.S cuts. Foreign universities want to hire them
As the Trump administration cut billions of dollars in federal funding to scientific research, thousands of scientists in the U.S. lost their jobs or grants…
‘When It All Burns’ review: Firefighting lessons from the front lines
Book Review When It All Burns: Fighting Fire in a Transformed World By Jordan ThomasRiverhead Books: 368 pages, $30If you buy books linked on our…
Jobs lost in every state and lifesaving cures not discovered: Possible impacts of research cuts
WASHINGTON — Rural cancer patients may miss out on cutting-edge treatments in Utah. Therapies for intellectual disorders could stall in Maryland. Red states and blue states alike…
Hundreds of scientists from UCLA, USC protest Trump policy changes
Hundreds of scientists marched under sunny skies in front of federal offices in Los Angeles on Friday as part of a day of nationwide protests…
NIH cuts put medical research at risk, scientists say, raising concerns at UC and elsewhere
Each year, the National Institutes of Health gives billions of dollars to the University of California to pay for research into cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, heart…
How ‘scientist’ whales are helping uncover the secrets of climate change | Climate Crisis News
I arrive in Hermanus, a picturesque South African coastal village an hour-and-a-half from Cape Town, at about 11am on a sunny October morning. Ignoring the…
The Climate Scientist Who Leads Mexico Is Betting on Decades of Fossil Fuel
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessA new natural gas pipeline could help reduce poverty in the underdeveloped Yucatan — but it poses a challenge to Sheinbaum’s push to…
AI ‘will surpass the human brain’ after major breakthrough says scientist who warns humanity must build ‘kill switch’
ARTIFICIAL intelligence is set to surpass the human brain's capabilities - but such advancements come at a cost.An AI technology analyst says we're just steps…