55 h. ago In a reversal, the Trump administration restores funding for women's health study

The unexpected elimination of funding for the decades-long research project focused on women's health shocked scientists. They were heartened by the quick restoration of support.

Politics

3 d. ago Report: Scientists Look to Dim the Sun to Counter 'Runaway Climate Change'

The UK government is poised to approve experiments that seek ways to dim sunlight and deflect it away to fight "runaway climate change," a report Wednesday claims. The post Report: Scientists Look to Dim the Sun to Counter ‘Runaway Climate Change’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Science

4 d. ago Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism

Most — but not all — political scientists are deeply troubled by the president's attempts to expand executive power, according to a national survey.

Events

2 w. ago Alpine craft: Scientists develop sustainable wood panels using traditional shingle

Wooden shingles characterize the appearance of roofs and facades in the Alpine region and have been hand-crafted for generations. This centuries-old craft inspired researchers at Empa and ETH Zurich to use this very efficient wood separation method to produce new types of wood-based materials. The work is published in the journal RILEM Technical Letters.

Science

2 w. ago Ilya Sutskever taps Google Cloud to power his AI startup’s research

OpenAI co-founder and former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever’s new AI startup, Safe Superintelligence (SSI), is using Google Cloud’s TPU chips to power its AI research, part of a new partnership the companies announced on Wednesday in a press release. Google Cloud says SSI is using TPUs to “accelerate its research and development efforts toward building […]

Technology

2 w. ago Gray whales are dying off the Pacific Coast again, and scientists aren’t sure why

Gray whales are dying off the Pacific Coast again, and scientists aren’t sure why  Los Angeles Times

Science

3 w. ago 16 state attorneys general sue Trump administration over NIH grant terminations

Sixteen state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Friday over its cancellation of NIH research grants.

Politics

3 w. ago NIH terminated research grants worth millions of dollars. Now scientists are suing

Researchers who had millions of dollars' worth of grants terminated by the National Institutes of Health are suing the federal government.

Science

3 w. ago Scientists sue NIH, HHS, RFK Jr. over termination of research grants

Researchers who had millions of dollars' worth of grants terminated by the National Institutes of Health are suing the federal government.

Science

3 w. ago Major deal wipes out $30 billion in medical debt. Even backers say it's not enough

A national nonprofit called Undue Medical Debt just erased 30 million dollars worth of medical bills for 20 million low-income people. Critics say this strategy is just a short-term fix for the problem of the high cost of health care.

Economics