Rapid warming of the global ocean and amplified Arctic warming will alter the ocean biogeochemistry. Here the authors show that Atlantic water inflow, and the subsequent subduction and circulation, is...

“There is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” one Ph.D. student says

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In this article, we showcase how UNESCO-IOC empowers countries to generate ocean knowledge.

NSF Unidata Pause in Most Operations

Huge reductions, if enacted, could have ‘catastrophic’ effects on US competitiveness and the scientific pipeline, critics say.

The Planetary Society strongly opposes the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget blueprint, which proposes a 24% reduction to NASA’s top-line funding. This…

Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.

US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.

Reoxygenation approaches have shown some success in lakes, but their potential risks must be examined carefully before they’re implemented as solutions to improve the health of coastal waters.

The Trump administration told researchers it was “releasing” them from their roles. It puts the future of the assessment, which is required by Congress, in doubt.

Sethuraman Panchanathan, a Trump appointee who has led the agency since 2020, leaves amid mass firings and grant terminations

The Trump administration has halted work on the National Climate Assessment. It's the most comprehensive source of information about how climate change affects the U.S.

White House officials are preparing executive orders that would strip some environmental nonprofits of their tax-exempt status, setting up a possible Earth Day strike against organizations seen as sta...

VU leaders say financial situation necessitates “drastic” loss of research staff and courses

EGU stands behind our sibling American scientific societies, providing our support for them and all their members in the face of recent changes to US scientific policy.

Global CO2 emissions in 2024 increased 0.9% on the previous year, totalling 36.3 Gt CO2. These ongoing emissions further deplete remaining carbon budgets, with some estimates suggesting the 1.5 °C bud...

A Trump administration budget proposal would essentially eliminate one of the world’s foremost Earth sciences research operations.

The White House is weighing an executive order that would fast-track permitting for deep-sea mining in international waters and let mining companies bypass a United Nations-backed review process, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the deliberations.

Creon Butler, Olivia O’Sullivan and Nicolai von Ondarza discuss whether Europe can defend the global economic system in the face of Donald Trump’s policies.

Columbia’s agreement is a significant moment in the intensifying battle between Trump and elite universities.