One example included working with K-12 science teachers to develop lesson plans. The students measured fossil horse teeth and explored how their teeth adapted to feeding on grasses.

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The National Science Foundation in Alexandria, Va. In May, the Trump administration outlined a budget reduction of the foundation, which sponsors basic research, to $3.9 billion from $8.8 billion.

Anil Oza is STAT’s 2024-2025 Sharon Begley Science Reporting Fellow. You can reach Anil on Signal at aniloza.16. The number of basic science papers published by recipients of National Institutes ...

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