It’s hard to measure social and economic impacts of making papers and data free, researchers say

Jay Bhattacharya is struggling to make the case he’s in charge and has the agency’s best interests at heart

American science is under attack. Recent cuts to funding and staffing of federal agencies, layoffs of scientists, and rescission of billions of dollars in grants are unprecedented in US history and th...

Political impasse to hobble research agencies—and perhaps enable layoffs

Political directives have undermined agency's independence and record of supporting the best basic research

Today’s political cartoon and humor column

Today’s political cartoon and humor column

It's enriching him and his family but endangering you, me, and the entire economy

Abandoning long-standing vaccine requirements for schoolchildren could prompt bigger outbreaks, researchers warn

Trump administration vows to appeal ruling that it illegally cut $2.2 billion in research funding

Some researchers say that US-agency policies provide opportunities for political interference.

Susan Monarez, who clashed with the U.S. health secretary over vaccine policy, refuses to step down

Susan Monarez, who clashed with the U.S. health secretary over vaccine policy, refuses to step down

August 24, 2025

You can put him in a tux, but that won’t make him cultured

The decision will hinder lawsuits against grant terminations, legal specialists say.

Shrinking staff and other handicaps threaten enforcement of federal law that protects research animals

Drug and chemical safety can be assessed with AI and organ chips, but some scientists say it’s too soon to forgo animal methods entirely

Ruling comes as government seeks settlement with UCLA on larger set of suspended grants

White Coat Waste Project files complaint over government employee’s emails claiming it incited harassment against Nicole Kleinstreuer

US researchers were hopeful when Donald Trump appointed Michael Kratsios to a top science position, but many say he has contributed to the chaos. Can he turn things around?

Elias Zerhouni tells Chemistry World what's changed from when he was appointed by a Republican president to the current Trump administration

Sophisticated global networks are infiltrating journals to publish fake papers

Study says small editor group handled many problematic manuscripts — and a Nature investigation finds out who they are.

Republicans on spending committee push back against proposed reorganization and overhead cuts

More Substack means more “gaslight,” more Nazis

Funding multiyear grants up front will sharply cut number of investigators receiving awards

Medical progress depends on independent journals to advance science without political interference.

Photo by Kris Mikael Krister, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Happy Shark Week!! In this post, we take a look at how fasting may harm young tiger sharks. Sharks LOVE to eat fish, which are packed w…

The move would undo years of work, leaving advisory councils understaffed, and without the full expertise needed for reviews.

Committee gives first hint that policymakers might preserve, rather than slash, funding for US National Science Foundation and other agencies.

Democrats hosted a protest event featuring ‘things we’ll never know’ because of the US government’s cuts to science.

Some sleuths fear that the business of cleaning up flawed studies is being weaponized against science itself.

Move raises concern that the task force may face a similar fate as CDC's federal vaccine advisors

Efforts by leaders of the US national academies to adjust to the new political reality have spurred member concerns about capitulation and censorship.

Research across science and medicine will probably shrink at one of the world’s most elite universities amid a new political reality.

And it might get even worse . . .

The United States has lower life expectancy than most similarly wealthy nations. Chronic disease is part of the cause, but so are guns, drugs and cars.

Image from M Grosell, AM Oehlert. Staying hydrated in seawater. Physiology. 38(4): 178-188, 2023.  It may sound strange to hear that saltwater fish need to stay hydrated. After all, they live in wa…

The irony of exercise is that while it works wonders for heart health, it actually increases short-term risk for experiencing sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) while you’re working out. The acute risk of SC...

In which he explained why he withdrew the Covid-19 vaccine recommendation for young children and pregnant women

The decision means that the US biomedical agency has to restore funding to hundreds of research projects, but the government will likely appeal.

A fraud is being perpetuated on the American people and our pliant, gullible political leaders.

Happy Pigeon Appreciation Day! Okay, I know it sounds strange to celebrate pigeons – the animal best known for gathering in large numbers, causing a raucous, as well as perching and pooping o…

The Trump administration cut research funding that sought cures for future pandemics, examined the causes of dementia and tried to prevent HIV transmission. More than 150 researchers shared with ProPu...