NASA faces the possibility of steep cuts again as the FY 2027 budget request proposes a 23% reduction in overall funding and ...

Domestic agencies would face $73 billion in cuts, including reduced funding for scientific research and health and ...

The White House’s attacks on academia and budget cuts for research have provided an opening for other countries to poach ...

The Trump administration is requesting the cancellation of billions of dollars in funds for space science, renewable energy, ...

For the second year in a row, US President Donald Trump has proposed significant cuts to the budgets of major US science ...

The impact of scientific research extends far beyond the laboratory. Breakthroughs like insulin and innovations like the internet have transformed our everyday lives. They also influence policymaking ...

About a year ago, it seemed the sky was falling for American scientific research. The Trump administration last February cut thousands of workers at federal science agencies, squeezed the flow of ...

The unsettled and dynamic pause in federal grants ordered recently has a wide swath of consequences. Each consequence deserves attention; we focus here on science funding. Consider the critical ...

Science of Science Funding is an NBER initiative, supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, which seeks to improve understanding of effective methods of supporting scientific research. Its goal is ...

Lasers are everywhere. Whether for barcode scanners, hair removal treatments or fiber-optic internet connections, these beams of light power our everyday lives. Their history dates back to Einstein’s ...