The Department of Biology at Stanford University seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology. A successful candidate will conduct research that asks fundamental que...

An analysis finds that the Trump administration has cut or frozen up to $177 billion in federal grants since the president took office for his second term.

As individuals concerned with ethics in science, medicine, and public health, we wish to express our dismay at the approach taken by Senate leaders to

An independent, up-to-date, grant-level record of federal science funding disruptions in the United States.

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The US science-funding agency is withholding $1 billion of its budget so that the money can go to a special White House project.

Numerous studies have shown that separating childhood jabs will delay protection and increase costs for families.

Author summary Advancements in genomic sequencing analyses are increasingly allowing researchers to reconstruct the genomes of microbial ‘dark matter’—those microbial species that are difficult to iso...

Diarrhoea is a leading killer of children, accounting for approximately 9 per cent of all deaths among children under age 5 worldwide in 2021. This translates to over 1,200 young children dying each d...

The new rule, which also restricts the international students’ ability to transfer schools or change majors without approval in their first year, will go into effect in mid-September.

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to renew and revise its collection for its financial assistance policies and procedures. In accordance with the requirements of the Paper...

A proposed clawback of already distributed research funds comes as the US agency’s budget is already squeezed and it struggling to clear a backlog of grant applications.

Alt: Uncle Sam pointing at YOU to say that YOU need to do something about the proposed OMB rule (every comment helps!)

Alt: Uncle Sam pointing at YOU to say that YOU need to do something about the proposed OMB rule (every comment helps!)

Throttling of science funding is utterly unprecedented and radical when compared to the past 50 years.

Ancient pathogen DNA from animals elucidates the origin and evolution of infectious diseases

Our findings provide the first robust national-level evidence, albeit observational, that high HPV vaccination coverage is associated with a substantial reduction in cervical cancer deaths. This is sh...

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A two-dollar badge is saving lives in hospitals around the world. The product, groundbreaking but simple, is a scale of colors that reflects a more complete range of human skin tones. Developed by Pro...

A Yale-led study of genomes from Near Oceania reveals a complex population history and evidence that DNA inherited from extinct hominins continues to influence human biology today.

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US science funder once again restricts awards to Harvard University and other research institutions.

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Some units at the US funding giant are so understaffed, they are focusing on mandated grant renewals rather than new awards.

The White House axed all members of the board overseeing the National Science Foundation Friday, leaving the agency with no board, director or deputy director. It finally provided a reason Monday afte...

Members of the National Science Board, which the US Congress founded in 1950, were given no explanation for their termination.