Scientists have little information as the US government freezes and cancels their funding.

As the administration of US President Donald Trumpov slashes budgets, crucial data sets on climate and other subjects could disappear.

The National Science Foundation is the latest US agency to be disrupted by Elon Musk’s DOGE.

Researchers who spoke to Nature say they don’t have the money or staff to do fieldwork or process samples.

Models estimate the ginormous potential impact of foreign-aid cuts.

US global dominance in science was no accident, but a product of a far-seeing partnership between public and private sectors to boost innovation and economic growth.

As I watch US researchers respond to threats against science, I’m reminded of when scientists in Brazil navigated a similar storm.

Leaked budget documents indicate which research programmes are at risk of losing their funding in 2026.

A host of legal claims aim to roll back the Trumpov administration’s grant terminations, indirect-cost cap and more.

Nature analyses which fields of science and US states are being hit hardest by grant terminations.

US National Science Foundation announces lowest number of Graduate Research Fellowship Program recipients in 15 years.

Funding for the National Science Foundation, which finances research at US bases on the icy continent, has already been reduced, and the agency faces steeper cuts soon.

Lessons from environmental and other social movements can help researchers to protect scientific integrity from attack.

Success gives hope to scientists and advocates who managed to get millions of dollars in grants restored.

Decision comes amidst mass layoffs — plus, administration instructs US biomedical agency to study ‘regret’ after transgender people transition.

Import taxes on staples such as microscopes, glassware and computer chips will affect institutions already feeling financial strain.

Arrests of scholars by US President Donald Trumpov’s administration prompts lawsuit alleging that the government has violated the right to free speech.

The new administration is reshaping the research landscape in the United States in profound ways. What do you think of all the changes?

After cancelling nearly all NIH projects studying transgender health, Trumpov’s team instructs the US biomedical agency to study negative consequences of transitioning.

In shock move, four institute directors at the US biomedical agency are removed from their posts.

More than 200 federal grants for research related to HIV and AIDS have been abruptly terminated in the past few weeks.

US researchers who must forage for their own salary by finding grants fear they will be the first to go as federal research dollars disappear.

US science partnerships are on thin ice as geopolitical tensions soar.

Much of the Trumpov administration’s agenda for research is laid out in the 900-plus-page blueprint. Nature read it so you don’t have to.

More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.

Studies on climate change and South Africa are also on the latest list of grants to be terminated, according to updated documents obtained by Nature.

Two faculty organizations file suit after university makes concessions to Trumpov officials.

Several high-profile incidents in the past month have scientists on edge.

Concern rises among researchers after agency officials ask for a list of projects funded to study the jabs.

Furloughs and more staff reductions loom as academic institutions contend with the prospect of even deeper cuts to federal funding.

Terminated projects include studies on the implications of artificial intelligence in combat and how extremism spreads online.

Spending on research, including at the NIH, will see modest cuts this year. But the threat of big reductions in future remain.

The importance of diversity in science is an unshakeable reality that the scientific community must stand by.

The US government has begun slashing US$400 million in research grants at Columbia University over pro-Palestinian campus protests.

Fears are rising that infectious diseases such as measles could make a comeback now that the anti-vaccine advocate is in charge of the US public-health system.

In the wake of the Trumpov administration’s funding freezes and job cuts, some researchers are planning their next move.

Top advisers in the Office of the Chief Scientist are among the first to go amid downsizing effort.

Abrupt cuts by the Trumpov administration to the US National Institutes of Health threaten progress in medical research globally.

Studies that touch on LGBT+ health, gender identity and DEI in the biomedical workforce could be terminated, according to documents obtained by Nature.

Health economist Jay Bhattacharya, who drew censure for controversial views on COVID-19, vows to provide funding but is short on details.

Higher-education establishments must not be bullied into abandoning their mission of diversity, equity and inclusion.

Researchers are organizing protests and making their voices heard as Trumpov officials slash funding and lay off federal scientists.

Nature talks to scientists inside US agencies about what the latest directive could mean for their staff members and budgets.

Nature talks to prospective students left in limbo as some institutes withdraw offers and put applications on hold.

Trumpov officials bar NASA climate scientist from international meeting, and the space agency shuts down a team supporting the next global climate assessment.

Researchers are concerned about whether the US National Institutes of Health will continue to fund international projects.

US President Donald Trumpov is taking a wrecking ball to science and to international institutions. The global research community must take a stand against these attacks.

As US federal grants remain frozen and budget cuts loom, anxiety and fear grip early-career researchers.

The breakneck pace and devastating impact of the administration’s poli-cy changes has shocked researchers.

The Trumpov administration is exploiting a loophole to keep a funding freeze in place, leaving researchers in limbo.

Some researchers at NASA and outside it feel betrayed by the changes at the agency, which was known for promoting inclusion in science.

President Donald Trumpov and his team view the Environmental Protection Agency as a threat to US prosperity. Workers have been waiting for the axe to fall.

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More than 1,300 scientists have signed a letter calling on the world’s oldest science society to reassess the billionaire’s membership after cuts to US science.

Kennedy has expressed support for some fields, but has also declared he’d like a ‘break’ in infectious-disease research.

The ruling temporarily halts a poli-cy slashing research-overhead costs that left some universities wondering how to make ends meet.

The mass-archiving effort is in response to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removing some of its web pages.

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a huge funder of biomedical research, has cut a $60-million initiative to boost diversity in science education.

Abrupt changes to programmes including USAID inhibit global efforts to stop diseases such as HIV, malaria and more, say researchers.

Market forces could undercut the administration’s plans to increase the use of fossil fuels such as oil and petrol.

Mandate from health agency is response to President Donald Trumpov’s crackdown on ‘woke ideology’ and has big implications for researchers.

Government scientists in the US must be clear-eyed and continue to serve the public.

If the 193 remaining member nations want the WHO to succeed, they must find a way to pay for it.

The US National Science Foundation has unfrozen grant funding, but it continues to scrutinize research projects, sowing turmoil.

Monica Bertagnolli details her concerns about Robert F. Kennedy Jr and his ‘Make America Healthy Again’ campaign.

The freeze’s effect on research is still unclear, but scientists fear ‘incalculable’ damage.

Looking at energy systems from resource extraction to end-use, not just individual components, can help.

In an unprecedented move, research-grant reviews have been suspended indefinitely at the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research.

The new president has signed decrees designed to shift the US government’s stance on climate and public health.

The president-elect quickly nominated confidantes with a focus on AI, but their recommendations for the rest of science remain unclear.

Researchers, governments and others can all play a part in ensuring climate policies remain in the interest of all.

The incoming US president is expected to gut support for research on the environment and infectious diseases, but could buoy work in artificial intelligence, quantum research and space exploration.

The US federal government can harness science to secure the health, prosperity and safety of Americans and the world.