The three recipients of the Golden Goose Award for 2024 have been announced. They include research projects that led to major scientific advancements in artificial intelligence, ecology, and the ...

NIH budget cut would likely accelerate the decline NIH grantees produced 10,000 fewer basic research papers in 2024 than in 2013 Adobe By Anil Oza July 21, 2025 Sharon Begley Science Reporting Fellow ...

Cutting research funding now could later mean relying on other, possibly hostile nations for vital medical cures and technology. Funding for basic research is not a luxury item in the federal budget.

For instance, it sought a reduction in the budget of the National Science Foundation, which sponsors much basic research, to $3.9 billion from $8.8 billion, a drop of 55.8 percent.