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CDC team that updated go-to physician reference on contraceptive science is fired
Scientists combed the literature, synthesizing evidence of safety for busy providers
Companies seek a second obesity treatment revolution—in pill form
Smaller, more easily made drugs that target GLP-1 could treat obesity and diabetes with fewer side effects
NSF scraps most outside advisory panels
Science agency will no longer get the community’s advice on programs ranging from biology to international activities
Colossal squid filmed in its natural habitat for the first time
The enigmatic predator, the heaviest known invertebrate, had never been seen alive in deep water
International students in the U.S. are reeling amid revoked visas and terminated records
The moves also affect a temporary work program heavily used by STEM graduates
Trump throws wrench into NSF’s support for new Texas supercomputer
Spending fight with Congress could force NSF to pull plug on fastest university-based machine
Surprising discovery in world’s most studied plant can make seeds bigger
An overlooked “gate” governs nutrient transport to seeds and might one day boost harvests
Germany to create ‘super–high-tech ministry’ for research, technology, and aerospace
New governing coalition also plans to woo scientists from abroad and make it easier for universities to collaborate with the military on defense research
Trump seeks to end climate research at premier U.S. climate agency
White House aims to end NOAA’s research office; NASA also targeted
Four decades ago, this insect built its protective shell from human garbage
Study suggests microplastics have been affecting freshwater animal communities for decades
Longest human transplant of pig kidney fails
In latest xenotransplant test, Towana Looney’s body rejects gene-edited organ after more than 4 months
Energy Department cuts university overhead rates to 15% on research grants
Sudden move mirrors NIH cap on “indirect” costs that was ruled illegal
Chief of NIH’s international center is latest director to lose job under Trump
Kathleen Neuzil had led the Fogarty International Center for less than 1 year
Sexual orientation, gender options cut from U.S. Ph.D. graduate survey
After adding questions to a key survey last year, the U.S. National Science Foundation is reversing course
After Trump grant cuts, some universities give researchers a lifeline
“Bridge” programs are temporary help, officials say, but no substitute for sustained federal funding
Astronomers spot a planetary ‘suicide’
World seen plunging into its star for the first time
CDC firings gut research on traumatic brain injuries
Last week’s mass layoffs removed small team studying concussions
Did cult sacrifices in ancient Egypt give rise to the cat?
“Murder pathway” may have tamed wildcats over several generations
Canada’s Trump, EPA nixes animal tests and pollution reports: Trump Tracker
Follow President Donald Trump’s impact on U.S. research and science globally
Researchers from China and five other ‘countries of concern’ barred from NIH databases
Trump administration escalates efforts to keep sensitive data from foreign adversaries
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