Chromatin profiling methods, such as ChIP-seq (chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing), are used to characterize the genomic localization of DNA-associated proteins. While ChIP and ChIP-...

Entering the U.S. as an international student has shown to be a good avenue for starting successful companies for immigrants and America.

By Benjamin Boettner (BOSTON) — Rock weathering, the breakdown and dissolving of rocks and minerals caused by their exposure to water, air, and biological life, is a major regulator of Earth’s atmosph...

Preparing for tomorrow’s threats by enhancing our ability to help patients today.

Two years into one of the most tumultuous tenures in U.S. federal funding, researchers outline how they are coping with ongoing changes and reflect on the impact these changes are having on the system...

An agreement paves the way for hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of projects to be transferred from the NIH’s institute for infectious diseases to the Department of Defense.

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The recent attack on science in the US is not only undermining knowledge; it is also undermining democracy. In a healthy democracy, public policy is guided by evidence, and truth is the shared foundat...

Jay Bhattacharya insists he wants to restore trust in the National Institutes of Health. Current and former agency employees say he’s doing the opposite.

A geologist reflects on the disaster and explains why rapid warming will make deadly glacial floods far more common.

Some comments on a proposed OMB research rule have been mysteriously removed from a public-facing government webpage.

The Trump administration announced plans to add a $103,265 fee for H-1B visas, months after a federal judge voided the US government’s previous attempt to require a $100,000 application fee.

The Supreme Court paused a lower court's ruling that blocked key parts of Trump's order to limit voting by mail for the midterms. But U.S. Postal Service work on the order remains blocked nationwide.

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

Survey data document US visa types and burdens of time, cost and mental health among international postdocs.

The president is prioritizing his own interests over the national interest.

The president is prioritizing his own interests over the national interest.

Under “binning” proposal, applications’ numerical ratings would no longer be used for final funding decisions

A June 2026 Nature report revealed that mandatory reviews by top officials, checking for a list of 235 disfavored terms, have left hundreds of meritorious NIH applications in administrative limbo (Koz...