He was born before the Great Depression, came of age in WWII, and is still making wildlife documentaries. Brits call David Attenborough a national hero, as he celebrates his 100th birthday.

Hybridization can reshape immune function by introducing novel genetic variation and combining parental immune traits. Across animal taxa, this process may influence resistance, tolerance, and pathog...

Abstract. Natural history collections serve as crucial infrastructure for both basic and applied scientific research, providing temporal and spatial specim

The National Science Foundation is one of the world’s premier funders of basic science research (i.e. the fundamental di...

In today’s Health Alert, a warning for anyone planning to enjoy the outdoors this holiday weekend. Ticks are active, and the risk of Lyme disease is real across Michigan.

Across the world, natural history museums hold about 3 billion specimens of plants and animals in collections—and these collections may also contain information needed to prevent, prepare for, and res...

Five years after the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, we have the opportunity to gather lessons learned about needed infrastructure for predicting, und

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

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

Plan to eliminate $307 million ecosystem program could face obstacles in Congress

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What would cuts to funding at the National Institutes of Health mean for American universities? NPR talks to Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal "Science," about the possible impacts.

The first full draft of the assessment, on the state of America’s land, water and wildlife, was weeks from completion. The project leader called the study “too important to die.”

Evolution 2025 - the joint conference of the SSE, ASN, and SSB

By Samuel Bagenstos A strong democracy requires a robust independent sector. Organizations and associations that stand apart from the governing state regime...

Trump could propose slashing agency’s budget by two-thirds

The following statement is in response to the federal directive issued on February 7, 2025 to change the Facilities and Administration (F&A) rate for all existing and ongoing new National Institutes o...

Move to cut indirect cost rate to 15% could cost universities billions of dollars