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May 18
An Ecuadorian biologist says his mission is to save the country’s ecosystems. But critics accuse him of misconduct, mishandling animals, and distorting biodiversity science in the process.For more than a year, I investigated him for @NewsfromScience 🧵science.org/content/article/…

Did this scientist go too far trying to save Ecuador’s wildlife?

Alejandro Arteaga’s efforts to identify and protect tropical reptiles and amphibians have entangled him in controversy

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May 15
Herpetologist Alejandro Arteaga has won accolades for his efforts to identify and protect Ecuador’s reptiles and amphibians. But his methods have entangled him in controversy. #LongReads scim.ag/4doSmtJ

Did this scientist go too far trying to save Ecuador’s wildlife?

Alejandro Arteaga’s efforts to identify and protect tropical reptiles and amphibians have entangled him in controversy

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House DOE approps bill out — top lines appropriations.house.gov/new… * $8.525 billion for the Office of Science, $125 million above the FY26 * $300 million for the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA–E), $50 million below the FY26 Markup tomorrow
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In the age of Trump, are U.S. scientists ‘bringing white papers to a gunfight’? | Science | AAAS science.org/content/article/…

In the age of Trump, are U.S. scientists ‘bringing white papers to a gunfight’?

An unprecedented assault has forced researchers to rethink their advocacy tactics

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U.S. senator asks Science to provide its coronavirus manuscripts, emails | Science | AAAS science.org/content/article/…

U.S. senator asks Science to provide its coronavirus manuscripts, emails

Rand Paul has blasted government science officials and scientists over COVID-19’s origin

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NIH shake-up to grant decision-making draws concerns of political meddling | Science | AAAS science.org/content/article/…

NIH shake-up to grant decision-making sparks concern over political meddling

Policy drops “paylines” based on peer-review scores and requires geography and other factors to guide approvals

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21 Nov 2025
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NSF committed approximately $8.17 billion to grants, fellowships, and other funding mechanisms in the 2025 fiscal year, about the same as in 2024. But the total number of new grants dropped by 20%, although the average grant got larger. science.org/content/article/…

Despite Trump chaos, NSF avoided feared dip in research financing

Number of new grants fell by 20%, but got larger, as funder braced for potential budget cut

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Overall, the average amount obligated to new standard and continuing grants rose by about 15%, from about $390,000 in 2024 to $450,000 in ’25. For new continuing grants, increase was 30%, from $415,000 to $545,000. New standard grants rose by 15%, from about $380,000 to $440,000.
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The standard grants—roughly 7700—became a larger proportion of the mix, increasing from 76% of all new grants in 2024 to 88% this year. NSF slashed by half, from about 2600 to about 1100, the number of new continuing grants, and “forward funded” some existing continuing grants.
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Jeffrey Brainard@JeffreyBrainard
12 Nov 2025
Sequel to #Plan_S: the carrot, not the stick. @ScienceInsider @NewsfromScience science.org/content/article/…

After Coalition S disrupted scientific publishing, new plan retreats from strict requirements

The group’s latest strategy emphasizes consultation, lacks spending pledges

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10 Nov 2025
In an interview with @ScienceInsider, science historian Nathaniel Comfort reflects on James Watson’s legacy. scim.ag/49JijUA

James Watson: Titan of science with tragic flaws

Science historian Nathaniel Comfort reflects on the “most famous scientist of the 20th century, and the most infamous of the 21st”

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Sand mining threatens Asia's largest lake | Science | AAAS science.org/content/article/…

Sand mining threatens Asia’s largest lake

Cambodia’s Tonlé Sap supports important fisheries and wildlife

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James Watson: Titan of science with tragic flaws | Science | AAAS science.org/content/article/…

James Watson: Titan of science with tragic flaws

Science historian Nathaniel Comfort reflects on the “most famous scientist of the 20th century, and the most infamous of the 21st”

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5 Nov 2025
Satellite imagery reveals an unexpected shift in tree lines—but it may not have anything to do with climate change. scim.ag/3WFm9GE

Forests are migrating up mountain peaks

Satellite imagery reveals an unexpected shift in tree lines—but it may not have anything to do with climate change

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5 Nov 2025
Good overview of @ENERGY's efforts to cut back scientific advisory panels. These helped inform long-term research and investment strategies. science.org/content/article/… @NewsfromScience @ScienceInsider

Main U.S. funder of physical sciences chops down advisory panels, alarms researchers

Scientists fear merger of Department of Energy advisory committees that gave them their voices at agency

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4 Nov 2025
A new study reinforces worries about “mass production of junk” by unscrupulous scholars aiming to pad their CVs. scim.ag/4nzvDOI

Letters to scientific journals surge as ‘prolific debutante’ authors likely use AI

New study reinforces worries about “mass production of junk” by unscrupulous scholars aiming to pad their CVs

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3 Nov 2025
Scientists can analyze tree rings from coffins for clues to past climates. scim.ag/4hE0xnE

Tree rings from ancient coffins offer clues to Earth’s past

Wood from gravesites can help reconstruct historic temperatures, floods, and droughts

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1 Nov 2025
New footage reveals spectral bats “hugging,” playing, and bringing food to their young. Learn more: scim.ag/3WPokHH
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29 Oct 2025
Breaking news: To avoid criminal prosecution for allegations of animal abuse, the second-largest breeder of research dogs in the United States will stop providing animals to research labs around the country, according to a settlement. scim.ag/4hvYH8k

Facing claims of animal abuse, a major breeder of research dogs will close its pipeline

Ridglan Farms has agreed to stop selling beagles for scientific studies, leaving just one major U.S. supplier

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