A Statement from POGO: On 7 June 2025, members of POGO, a global consortium of nearly 60 oceanographic research institutions, will convene in Nice, to discuss the urgent need for sustainably-funded, g...

The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United

Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund

Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.

Yu and Chandra et al. engineered a commensal gut microbe, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, to detoxify methylmercury (MeHg). The engineered bacterium reduces MeHg in the intestinal lumen, limits its accu...

Researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and UCLA announced the creation of an engineered bacterium that has the ability to convert the toxic form of mercury present in seaf...

California research institutions could lose access to millions of dollars, which could impact atmospheric river forecasts and Coast Guard rescues.

Learn more about how NOAA support is critical for providing environmental intelligence necessary to keep the public safe, fisheries healthy, and Americans at large better prepared for extreme weather ...

“I have done all I can,” says Sethuraman Panchanathan, a Trump appointee who has led agency since 2020

Our planet is under growing pressure—whether it’s the safety of the food we eat, the quality of the air we breathe or the stability of the systems we rely on—and UC San Diego researchers are stepping ...

More stringent rules were scheduled to be enforced in 2027. Selected plants will now have two more years to comply.

What four years of weekly mercury sampling taught us about slow shifts in coastal ecosystems and the importance of sustained research funding

Dr. Ardem Patapoutian says he watches “with deep sadness as the United States’ remarkable scientific enterprise, which took generations of hard work and national investment to build, faces a concerted...

Nearly 2,000 scientists urged that Congress restore funding to federal agencies decimated by recent cuts.

Mercury (Hg) contamination of aquatic food webs is controlled in part by the formation and accumulation of toxic and bioaccumulative methylmercury (MeHg). MeHg production is mediated by metabolically ...