This is a rather cheeky point being made by Matt Ridley, that government funding of science and research doesn't in fact find very much. And given that it doesn't in fact find very much it also ...

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from making drastic cuts to research funding that is provided by the National Science Foundation.

A protest at a congressional office building highlighted future research findings that vast cuts to science will erase ...

In May, the White House released a budget proposal that would slash NASA funding. But a Senate appropriations plan would ...

Every year since 1991, the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration has offered competitive grants to a small number of ...

Looming federal funding cuts for PBS put in jeopardy some of the most-used educational videos and games shown to help children improve in literacy and other social skills. The cuts, part of ...

The NIH plays a crucial role in supporting biomedical research. In 2024 alone, the agency provided at least $32 billion of funding for 60,000 grants in basic, translational, and clinical studies. This ...

Biomedical science in the United States is at a crossroads. For 75 years, the federal government has partnered with academic institutions, fueling discoveries that have transformed medicine and ...

Funding of science by the NIH is not exempt and has been shown to reflect bias by gender, age, and even race. A recent paper looked at funding and publication, a measure of productivity. Funding. The ...

While government science funding in the U.S. is stagnant, America’s main scientific rivals are rising fast. Federal R&D funding as a percentage of GDP has dropped from 1.2% in 1987 to 1% in 2010 ...

Federal funding made my path in science possible. Funding cuts and grant terminations are an attack on science. We need to protect these science funding institutions for the health of our communities.

To get funding today, scientists must show that their research will advance the goals of “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI). These terms connote lofty goals, but a close look at what is ...