Trump’s 2021 budget drowns science agencies in red ink, again
White House proposes big cuts to NIH, DOE, NASA and other programs".
Metallurgy, Chemicals
National Institutes of Health would see 7% cut in 2021 under White House plan
Tickborne diseases among new priorities".
Why did a Chinese university hire Charles Lieber to do battery research?
That’s never been a focus of the Harvard University nanoscientist’s work".
Company to harvest green hydrogen by igniting oil fires underground
Proton Technologies will target heavy oil deposits but leave carbon trapped underground".
Battle-scarred fossils suggest giant turtles fought each other—and crocodiles three times their size
New specimens reveal ancient giants once ranged across South America".
Cutting-edge CRISPR gene editing appears safe in three cancer patients
The gravely ill patients received altered versions of their own immune cells in an early test".
Judge tosses EPA policy that barred agency grantees from serving as science advisers
Agency needs to provide “reasoned explanation” for change, ruling says".
Big telescopes join hunt for things that go flash in the night
Automation key to chasing comets, supernovae, and colliding neutron stars".
From models of galaxies to atoms, simple AI shortcuts speed up simulations by billions of times
With little training, neural networks create accurate emulators for physics, astronomy, and earth science".
Fighting cancer with CRISPR, and dating ancient rock art with wasp nests
On this week show: Combining two hot areas of biology—CRISPR and cancer immunotherapy—and using charcoal from wasp nests to date ancient Australian rock paintings".
Scientists discover virus with no recognizable genes
Another group finds hundreds of new viruses, some of which may play a role in human disease".
This powerful observatory studying the formation of galaxies is getting a massive, $54 million expansion
South Africa and Germany’s Max Planck Society split the bill for 20 new dishes".
Top stories: Faster ocean currents, coronavirus DNA, and the largest-ever study of cancer genomes
This week’s top Science news".
Colombian university fires prominent biologist accused of sexual harassment
Long-running controversy had drawn extensive attention".
U.S. attorneys warn of upcoming ‘spike’ in prosecutions related to China ties
Some 1000 investigations in industry and academia now open, FBI says".
Trump’s new budget cuts all but a favored few science programs
But "industries of the future" on the rise".
Caught in the act: Opossums pollinate bizarre parasitic plant
Study confirms decades-old hypothesis".
Deadly air pollution is blowing into your state from a surprisingly large source
Emissions from U.S. homes and businesses now kill 28,000 people a year".
Maps of a now-submerged land help reconstruct the lives of ancient Europeans
The lost frontiers of the North Sea come into focus".
Major cancer institute sued by its own researchers over ‘tapering’ funding
Gradual drawdown of funds before 2023 closure of branch breaks their contracts, San Diego researchers assert".