As the U.S. Exits Foreign Aid, Who Will Fill the Gap?
China could reap the soft-power advantage, but like Western governments, the country is cutting back on aid. Philanthropies say they…
Trump Administration Stalls Scientific Research Despite Court Ruling
The Trump administration has blocked key parts of the federal government’s apparatus for funding biomedical research, effectively halting progress on…
Judge Extends Block on N.I.H. Medical Research Cuts
A federal judge on Friday agreed to extend an order blocking the National Institutes of Health from reducing grant funding…
FDA Staffed Up to Review AI and Food Safety. Those Hires Are Now Gone.
Teams evaluating high-tech surgical robots and insulin-delivery systems were gutted by Trump layoffs even though industry fees, not taxpayers, financed…
A Boneyard Along the Thames River Reveals London’s Ancient Burials
Researchers have found dozens of human bones on the banks of the iconic river, many of them thousands of years…
Emergency Food, TB Tests and H.I.V. Drugs: Vital Health Aid Remains Frozen Despite Court Ruling
Funds for vital health programs around the world remain frozen and their work has not been able to resume, despite…
Video Shows a Rare ‘Doomsday’ Fish Off the Coast of Mexico
Oarfish are rarely documented by scientists, but one was seen this month by a group visiting a beach in Mexico.A…
Oz, Trump’s Medicare Nominee, Pledges to Divest Interests in Health Care Stocks
Since 2023, Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity doctor nominated by President Trump to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…
Trump Administration Has Fired Health Inspectors at Some Border Stations
At the nation’s borders, federal workers keep the country safe in many ways: Some investigate sick passengers. Some examine animals…
Microsoft Says It Has Created a New State of Matter to Power Quantum Computers
Anyone who has sat through a third-grade science class knows there are three primary states of matter: solid, liquid and…