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None of the main research on the voyage of the Araon was funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, a sign of the difficult times for American science.

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This story is part of a Grist package examining how President Trump's first 100 days in office have reshaped climate and environmental policy in the U.S. Across seven decades and a dozen presidencies, ...

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Usha Lee McFarling is a former STAT reporter. Do scientists put themselves at risk by speaking out against the Trump administration? “Hell yes,” said Jonathan Jackson, a national expert on increasing ...

Nearly 2,000 scientists urged that Congress restore funding to federal agencies decimated by recent cuts. By Benjamin Mueller Some 1,900 leading researchers accused the Trump administration in an open ...

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It might seem surprising, but federal research funding isn't just for scientists. A component of many federal grants that support basic research requires that discoveries be shared with nonscientists.

Bruce J. MacFadden has received funding from the U. S. National Science Foundation. It might seem surprising, but federal research funding isn’t just for scientists. A component of many federal grants ...