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Congress Plans to Largely Buck Trump on NSF, NASA, Energy Department Cuts

Federal lawmakers crafting appropriations legislation for this fiscal year have released plans that largely reject President Trump’s huge proposed cuts...
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Appeals Court Cites Supreme Court Rulings to Still Block NIH Indirect Costs Cap

A federal appeals court is keeping in place the ban on the National Institutes of Health’s attempt to cap indirect...
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NIH Approves 100s of Grant Applications It Shelved or Denied

Last year, the Trump administration widely rejected funding research it disfavors. But, just before 2026 began, one of its agencies agreed in court filings to take another look at proposals it sat on or turned down.

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The Year That Changed Research

A year of mass federal grant terminations and sweeping policy changes to the nation’s research enterprise broke many scientists’ trust in the government. And those changes offer insight into what may come next year.

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NSF Lowers Grant Review Requirements, NIH Hunts for Phrases

Two major federal research funding agencies are altering their grant review processes. The National Science Foundation (NSF) is scaling back...
An aerial view shows Eaton Fire survivor Ted Koerner’s new home (C), the first fully rebuilt home completed following the Eaton Fire, after receiving his certificate of occupancy from Los Angeles County officials on December 3, 2025 in Altadena, California.

For One Displaced Professor, Fire Research Is “Cathartic”

Back in January, wildfires displaced hundreds of faculty, staff and students across southern California. Nearly one year later, Caltech is still helping many of its employees rebuild their lives—and advancing fire research in the process.

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Opinion

Research Groups Oppose Capping NIH Funding of Publisher Fees

The National Institutes of Health received roughly 900 comments on its various proposals to limit how much of its grant dollars are eaten up by journals’ publication charges. Major science groups called the approaches wrong.

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Sick of Doomscrolling? Join This New Research Paper Collective Instead

A fresh college graduate who now works as a machine learning engineer recently launched a website designed to make reading and sharing research more fun and accessible.