EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon, Energy Dept. Nuclear Research Projects Tapped Sanctioned Chinese Communist Party Supercomputers
The Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Energy (DOE) are working with Chinese military to fund more than 100 research projects using US-approved Chinese government supercomputers, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation has been found. DCNF compared federally funded research project reports against entities approved by the US Department of Commerce (DOC). The […]
Trump administration may fire more than 1,000 EPA scientists and scrap research office, Democrats say | US Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to eliminate the Office of Scientific Research and will be able to fire more than 1,000 scientists and other employees who provide a scientific foundation for regulations protecting human health and ecosystems from environmental pollutants. 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists (75% of staff in the research program) […]
South African man allegedly attacked research colleague at Antarctica base
Members of a South African research team at an isolated Antarctic base were placed under psychological assessment after a colleague accused him of physical assault and sexual harassment. The situation at Sanae IV Base was first reported in the Sunday Times newspaper in South Africa. This said he saw an email from a team member […]
Universities in precarious position as Trump uses research funding as a wedge
The Trump administration is calling for the intertwining of university finances and government funds to place schools in a short chain tied to their research capabilities. Colombia has already lost $400 million in grants for what the government calls inaction against anti-Semitism. Harvard is implementing a job freeze due to financial “uncertainty” in federal policies. […]
NIH slashes vaccine hesitancy research funding 4 years after Biden spent millions combating ‘misinformation’
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is reportedly preparing to cancel dozens of research grants on vaccine hesitancy by the end of the month, just four years after the Biden administration poured millions of dollars into combating Covid-19 vaccine skepticism. According to the internal email obtained by Washington Post This week, the agency “required ending […]
Bitcoin's Role in DeFi Is 'Untapped Opportunity,' Binance Research Says – CoinDesk
Bitcoin (BTC)'s role in decentralized finance (DEFI) is growing as the world's biggest cryptocurrency evolves from more than just value, Binance Research said in a report on Thursday. The Bitcoin Network is “evolving into a broader, distributed financial ecosystem with the advent of Bitcoin receivables,” writes analyst Moulik Nagesh. This is the sector that unlocks […]
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute seeks new pediatric heart disease treatments
The Murdoch Children's Institute in Australia is helping scientists use stem cell medicine and artificial intelligence to develop accurate treatments for pediatric heart disease, the leading cause of death and disorders in children. Around 260,000 children die from heart disease worldwide each year. In the United States, children are born with a heart defect every […]
Scientists rally in DC against Trump's cuts to research
Hundreds of people gathered on the stairs at the Lincoln Memorial on Friday afternoon to protest President Trump's recent spending on research institutions. The Trump administration took steps to disrupt operations at the country's top federal research institutions since late January, frozen a freeze grant issued by the National Institutes of Health, which issued an […]
Terrorism spreading across the globe, research group finds
According to a new report from the Global Terrorism Index (GTI), terrorism continues to spread around the world, and in 2024 it was more common in the West than ever before. GTI released its 2025 report on Wednesday, finding that the number of countries that recorded terrorist attacks rose from 58 in 2023 to 66 […]
Fed Research Exposes the Tariff Fearmongers
Tariffmagedeon won't hurt consumers President Trump's new tariffs are set to come into effect, and critics are once again predicting an economic disaster. A calm look at recent economic research into the history of tariffs and their effects suggests that this fear is eerie. The government is moving forward with a 25% tariff on imports […]