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Close Friend of JD Vance Skirts Normal Channels to Take Over NIH Environmental Health Institute

Despite a federal hiring freeze, the Trump administration just appointed a scientist who calls Vance one of his “closest friends” to head the nation’s key environmental health research arm.

By Liza Gross

Earth’s Oceans Lose Some of Their Luster

By Bob Berwyn

Despite the Trump Administration’s Best Efforts to Suppress It, Climate Science Is Alive and Well Online

By Bob Berwyn

Human Impacts on Ocean Could Double or Triple by 2050, a New UC Santa Barbara Study Warns

By Teresa Tomassoni

Researchers Use AI to Predict Beavers’ Impact on Local Habitats—and Show How Humans Can Help

By Mackenzie White

Department of Energy Allocates $134 million for Fusion Funding

By Arcelia Martin

The Climate and Biodiversity Knowledge We Lose When Everything’s in English

By Kiley Price

Despite Lack of Federal Support, US Scientists Continue Work on Key Global Climate Reports

By Bob Berwyn

Great Lakes Microplastics Research Could Inform National and Global Policy

By Sarah Mattalian

New Study Reveals Mycorrhizal Fungal Hotspots and Their Lack of Protections

By Wyatt Myskow

Searching for Hidden Fungi in the Sonoran Desert

By Wyatt Myskow

Heat Waves Are Changing Disease Dynamics in Unpredictable Ways, New Research Finds

By Liza Gross

Penguin Poop May Help Preserve Antarctic Climate

By Bob Berwyn

‘Beauty Bias’ for Wildlife Among the Public and Researchers Could Jeopardize Conservation

By Kiley Price

Seaweed Could Reduce Methane Emissions from Grazing Cattle, New Study Shows

By Miranda Lipton

Scientists Are Reviving Climate and Nature Research Efforts in the Wake of Trump Cuts

By Kiley Price

Michigan Researcher’s Work on Air Pollution and Racial Inequities Caught in Funding Freeze at National Science Foundation

By Siri Chilukuri

A Grim Signal: Atmospheric CO2 Soared in 2024

By Bob Berwyn

Listening for Whale Sounds 1,000 feet Deep in the Antarctic Ocean

By Teresa Tomassoni