Read article: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab lays off a further 10% of staff
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab lays off a further 10% of staff
The California-based lab has now lost almost a third of staff since the start of 2024
Read article: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab lays off a further 10% of staff
Read article: US scientific societies blast Trump administration’s plan to politicize grants
US scientific societies blast Trump administration’s plan to politicize grants
The societies call on the US Congress to safeguard the integrity of the peer-review process
Read article: Bridging the gap between scientists, policy makers and industry to build the quantum ecosystem
Bridging the gap between scientists, policy makers and industry to build the quantum ecosystem
Elizabeth Pasatembou and Dimitrie Cielecki discuss their experience of doing science policy engagement during their PhDs
Read article: Richard Muller: ‘Physics stays the same. What changes is how the president listens’
Richard Muller: ‘Physics stays the same. What changes is how the president listens’
Robert P Crease talks to Richard Muller, author of Physics for Future Presidents
Read article: Tensions rise between US administration and science agencies
Tensions rise between US administration and science agencies
The Trump administration’s policies are putting pressure on the country’s scientific agencies and staff members are beginning to take action
Read article: US astronomy facing ‘extinction level’ event following Trump’s 2026 budget request
US astronomy facing ‘extinction level’ event following Trump’s 2026 budget request
US president Trump sets out his budget request for 2026, which if passed, will see science hit like never before, as Peter Gwynne reports
Read article: ‘The Trump uncertainty principle’ is destroying the position and momentum of US science
‘The Trump uncertainty principle’ is destroying the position and momentum of US science
The Trump administration is ripping US science apart, warns Robert P Crease
Read article: There’s an elephant in the room at the Royal Society – and for once, it’s not (just) Elon Musk
There’s an elephant in the room at the Royal Society – and for once, it’s not (just) Elon Musk
A conference on the future of the UK space sector makes stunningly little mention of how proposed cuts to NASA funding might affect it
Read article: Leinweber Foundation ploughs $90m into US theoretical physics
Leinweber Foundation ploughs $90m into US theoretical physics
The cash will be used to establish a Leinweber Institute for Theoretical Physics at five US institutions
Read article: Robert P Crease: ‘I’m yet another victim of the Trump administration’s incompetence’
Robert P Crease: ‘I’m yet another victim of the Trump administration’s incompetence’
Robert P Crease discovers why the National Science Foundation killed his grant
