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

Microbial communities play vital roles in diverse ecosystems and are key drivers of numerous industrial or health-related applications. In many cases,…

Unexpected shift in funds has meant sharp drop in grants this fiscal year

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Fungal endophytes affect plants in ways ranging from beneficial to detrimental depending on soil nutrient availability, yet the role of endophyte comm…

Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) produce mycelia with variable extension and complexity, which can be classified according to soil ‘exploration types’ (ETs). ETs have received attention as one of the few.....

Microorganisms are ubiquitous in nature, representing a significant portion of global biodiversity and playing vital roles in ecosystem functions, biogeochemical cycles, and organismal health. The gr...

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Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy

This Review discusses the evolution, emergence and expansion of environmental fungicide and antifungal drug resistance.

A lab experiment shows that Dark Septate Endophytes can form common fungal networks between plants, increasing biomass and enabling water movement, suggesting that non-mycorrhizal fungi may contribute...

The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 250 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...

Among the federally funded grants at Tennessee universities terminated by the Trump administration is one for rural mental health programs.

We were just kids in Sonoma County when we first felt the urgency—from summers filled with thickened smoke and anxious harvests during record-breaking heat. As scientists, we’re trying to do something...

The agency will also reassign all remote employees to in-person work at its Alexandria, Virginia, headquarters.

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

About the Opportunity Job Summary A postdoctoral research associate is available at the Lotterhos Lab at Northeastern University. The postdoc will be based at Northeastern University’s Marine Science ...

Letter to scientists and organizations whose progress depends on NSF: We are facing an unprecedented political attack on science. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has begun directing NSF...

In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...

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