2025-02-10

NIH Funding Cuts Appear to Draw on Heritage Foundation Report That Blasts ‘DEI Staff’

In its notice outlining the large cut in university funding, the US National Institutes of Health seems to draw on a report from a conservative think tank that denounces the “political left.” [...]

2025-02-10

22 states sue to block new NIH funding policy—court puts it on hold

The first Trump administration tried this, and Congress passed a rule to block it. [...]

2025-02-10

T-Mobile is offering its Starlink satellite texting feature for free until July

T-Mobile's Starlink satellite texting feature is now available in beta for anyone with a compatible iPhone or Android device to try out, the company announced in a Super Bowl ad. The new feature [...]

2025-02-10

NASA Is Hosting a Twitch Stream From Space This Week: How to Watch

You'll be able to talk to two astronauts during a chat about daily life on the International Space Station. [...]

2025-02-09

Life on Earth Depends on Networks of Ocean Bacteria

Nanotube bridge networks grow between the most abundant photosynthetic bacteria in the oceans, suggesting that the world is far more interconnected than anyone realized. [...]

2025-02-08

How Morocco Became the Meteorite Hunting Capital of the World

Since the “Saharan Gold Rush” in the 1990s, one researcher has been fighting for the North African country’s contributions to science to be recognized. [...]

2025-02-08

Gutting USAID Will Have a Monumental Effect on Combating Climate Change

The agency was a key player in renewable energy and disaster protection around the world—until Elon Musk showed up. [...]

2025-02-08

2025 is going to be another big year for commercial moon missions

As soon as late February, a lunar lander will depart from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on its way to the moon carrying instruments that could investigate what’s just beneath the surface. Barely two [...]

2025-02-08

The USAID Shutdown Puts Millions of African Lives at Risk

HIV research programs have been halted, and many treatment clinics are still closed, despite a waiver for “life-saving” humanitarian aid. [...]