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‘One of the darkest days’: NIH purges agency leadership amid mass layoffs
Jay Bhattacharya took office as director of the US National Institutes of Health on 1 April.Credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty On health economist Jay Bhattacharya’s first day as head of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), the chiefs of four of the 27 institutes and centres that make up his agency — including the country’s top…
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Kolkata professor’s work published in leading science journal, made guest editor for issue on sanitation
It is a proud moment for Asutosh College in Kolkata where an assistant professor in the department of environmental science not only got a paper published in the prestigious Nature journal but was also invited as a guest editor for the same journal’s special issue on clean water and sanitation. Kaizar Hossain, 40, specialises in…
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75% of Scientists in Nature Survey Thinking About Leaving U.S.
This article is reprinted from National Review with the permission of the author. I am rather amazed at the hysteria within the science sector because of DOGE investigations, proposed changes in status quo funding, and the canceling of some truly crackers scientific studies, such as researching transgender hormone injections in animals. But there is definitely some…
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Rare field guide reveals God in created world
Gorgeous field guide is perfect for Catholic parents and educators to combine scientific education and spiritual formation for kids. Lenten Campaign 2025 This content is free of charge, as are all our articles. Support us with a donation that is tax-deductible and enable us to continue to reach millions of readers. Donate A new resource…
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Big cuts to US AIDS prevention feared as NIH axes HIV research grants
The Trump administration is merging a federal office that funds HIV testing with another programme, raising scientists’ concerns about AIDS-prevention efforts.Credit: Kevin Wurm/New York Times/Redux/eyevine The administration of US President Donald Trump has hollowed out one of the federal offices aimed at ending the nation’s HIV epidemic. The move comes as the administration has also…
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Women shaping behavioural science
In the month of International Women’s Day, we asked six scientists about the most influential woman who shaped their field. They highlight well-known names and rising stars. Some of them have studied gender equality, and all have made tremendous efforts towards achieving it. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of…
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Trump cuts risk US science brain drain as Europe and China wait with open arms
Drastic shifts in US scientific research policy and funding since President Donald Trump’s return to power could trigger a mass exodus of scientific talent, with three-quarters of respondents to a recent poll indicating they were considering leaving the United States. Advertisement The survey by British scientific journal Nature carried out earlier this month found that…
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75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving
Cuts to research funding in the US have forced many scientists to rethink their careers.Credit: Shelby Tauber/Bloomberg via Getty The massive changes in US research brought about by the new administration of President Donald Trump are causing many scientists in the country to rethink their lives and careers. More than 1,200 scientists who responded to…
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Trump’s bid for Greenland threatens to destabilize Arctic research
Boulder, Colorado A major Arctic-science conference got caught up this week in the fight between US President Donald Trump, who says the United States should take over Greenland, and Greenlandic and Danish leaders, who say it should not. Trump team ‘survey’ sent to overseas researchers prompts foreign-interference fears Greenland is an international research hub for…
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How Trump is following Project 2025’s radical roadmap to defund science
Project 2025 is a 900-plus-page playbook aimed at conservative policymakers.Credit: Mike Segar/Reuters Indiscriminate firings. Terminated grants. Cancelled programmes. The barrage of actions by US President Donald Trump has shocked the country’s research community over the past two months. Yet, much of it was planned out years in advance and laid out publicly. ‘Scientists will not…