European physicists boldly take small step toward 100-kilometer-long atom smasher By Adrian ChoJun. 19, 2020 A technical and financial feasibility study could arrive in 2026
Podcast: Coronavirus spreads financial turmoil at universities, and a drone that fights mosquito-borne illnesses By Sarah Crespi, Jeffrey MervisJun. 18, 2020 On this week’s show: Balancing university budgets during a pandemic, and a drone programmed to release sterile mosquitoes
U.S. science groups wary of new Senate bills to curb foreign influences By Jeffery MervisJun. 18, 2020 Bipartisan coalition proposes sweeping changes to protect federally funded research
‘We’ve got to be able to move more quickly.’ The pandemic reality of COVID-19 clinical trials By Jennifer Couzin-FrankelJun. 16, 2020 Three trial experts describe their communities’ response to a daunting challenge—and how they could do better
Huge open-access journal deal inked by University of California and Springer Nature By Jeffrey BrainardJun. 16, 2020 Pact could ultimately make articles in Nature journals immediately free to read
FDA just gave a thumbs down to Trump’s favorite COVID-19 drugs By John TravisJun. 15, 2020 Agency withdraws emergency authorization for hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine
Fifty-four scientists have lost their jobs as a result of NIH probe into foreign ties By Jeffrey MervisJun. 12, 2020 New data reveal extent of ongoing investigation
Coronavirus forces United States, United Kingdom to cancel Antarctic field research By Paul VoosenJun. 12, 2020 Ambitious Thwaites Glacier campaign postponed
Podcast: The facts on COVID-19 contact tracing apps, and benefits of returning sea otters to the wild By Sarah Crespi, Kelly ServickJun. 11, 2020 On this week’s show: How to know whether coronavirus-fighting contact tracing apps are working, and an extensive cost-benefit analysis of reintroducing sea otters to the Northern Pacific Ocean
NIH strengthens policies to alert agency to sexual harassment by grantees By Jocelyn KaiserJun. 11, 2020 Institutions must report when an investigator’s status changes because of harassment findings or allegations