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Attracting women and minorities into science and studying misinformation are no longer priorities, agency says

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

International networks told not to start new studies or enroll new trial participants in the country

New analysis of ancient DNA has been overshadowed by the controversy over de-extinction and genetically edited gray wolf pups

Budget plan would kill two CDC journals, while U.S. prosecutor accuses some nongovernmental publications of being “partisans”

Move follows broader White House attack on Harvard funding and stop-work orders to contractors

Technical problems and budget squeeze combine to derail $92 million phased array

The resource is an expansion of the agency’s efforts to address harassment in the U.S. Antarctic Program

A study suggests a distant world has gases linked on Earth to algae, but others urge caution before invoking alien slime

The approach may only work in some places, researchers say

Will Republican-led Congress support a 44% decrease for world’s largest medical research funder?

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Ignoring conclusions of new CDC report, HHS secretary promises “some” answers by September in research effort led by new NIH director

Action comes after DOGE team arrives at science agency

Three years in the making, the accord aims to increase equity and avoid errors of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Chance to test trade theories might be “the only silver lining” in chaotic policies, one says