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NASA is facing the biggest crisis in its history

Widespread proposed budget cuts have left the US space agency facing an uncertain future at the same time as NASA’s intended new leader has been withdrawn by the Trump administration

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How a study in the Stockholm subway could help prevent violent crime

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How a study in the Stockholm subway could help prevent violent crime

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China's national flags flutter in front of a coal-powered power station in Datong, China's northern Shanxi province on November 3, 2021. (Photo by Noel Celis / AFP) (Photo by NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Why the climate crown is ready for China to take – if it wants to

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Blue Origin/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock (15255350a) Texas, USA: New Shepard-31 Capsule Recovery with the crew : Katy Perry, American Singer, Aisha Bowe, American aerospace engineer, Lauren Sanchez, American presenter and companion of Jeff Bezos, Kerianne Flynn, American Producer, Gayle King, American journalist, and Amanda N. Nguyen (Amanda Nguyen), Activist. Suborbital launch system and landing mission. This suborbital flight, the 31st in the New Shepard program and the 11th crewed, will extend Blue Origin's initiative to democratize access to space, having already carried 52 people beyond the Karman line. USA. Blue Origin All-Women Crew Historic Space Launch, Texas, USA - 14 Apr 2025

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Does science have a future in the US?

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A cyclist unlocks his bike on Silk Street in the City of London, the capital's financial district, on 8th April 2025, in London, England. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)

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Are ordinary people fighting a losing battle to go green?

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W7E22Y Adolf Hitler at a car show in Berlin, Germany, 1935. Artist: Unknown. Image shot 1935. Exact date unknown.

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New Scientist recommends David de Jong's Nazi Billionaires

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Trump budget cuts would eliminate much of NOAA’s climate research

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US congressional speeches are getting less evidence-based over time

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The new AILIS machine tests for breast cancer detection during a clinical trial in Krakow, Poland, on December 30, 2024. AILIS is an innovative approach to breast cancer detection, developed by Michal Matuszewski. It uses Parametric Dynamic Imaging (PDI) and artificial intelligence to distinguish areas of increased activity from normal tissue, enabling the identification of cancerous lesions. Clinical trials currently take place in collaboration with the National Oncology Institute in Krakow. Upon successful results, the technology is expected to enter the Polish market first, followed by expansion into Europe. Poland has the highest breast cancer mortality rate in the EU, with early-stage detection standing at only 41%. (Photo by Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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A political take on cancer provides a tough but much-needed analysis

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Allison Bailey/NurPhoto/Shutterstock (15184551q) Thousands demonstrate for science and research funding, two areas that have been hit particularly hard by the Trump administration and Elon Musk's cuts via the Department of Government Efficiency, in Washington, on March 7, 2025. The demonstration at the Lincoln Memorial featured scientists, members of Congress, and music performers, among others. Thousands attend pro-science demonstration in Washington, DC, United States - 07 Mar 2025

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What politicians so often get wrong about science

Governments love asking what scientific research will bring society, but the most important discoveries come from wondering without direction

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DOGE ditching tape storage could put data at risk, say experts

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Are Trump's cuts to science the end of the endless frontier?

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Mike Berners-Lee's solution for the polycrisis may be just too hard

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NASA may have to cancel major space missions due to budget cuts

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