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Dr. France Cordova and Dr. Gabriela Gonzalez at LIGO.

News 9 June 2017

Strong NSF Funding Favored by House Spending Committee

Although the federal budget request lowers the agency’s funding by 11%, a House appropriations committee chair declared at a hearing his panel’s commitment to U.S. leadership in fundamental research.

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Science Policy & Funding

Scientists at Grinnell Glacier take glacial measurements.

News 7 June 2017

USGS Funding Slashed 15% in Proposed Federal Budget

Requested fiscal year 2018 spending levels support energy and mineral resources programs but make deep cuts to climate programs and many other areas.

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Atmospheric Sciences

News 6 June 2017

Science Explains “Rough and Chaotic” Cloud Feature

Research on the newest entry in the International Cloud Atlas produces insights into what these cloud features are made of and how they form.

Planetary Sciences

News 5 June 2017

Meet KELT-9b, the Hottest Exoplanet Ever Discovered

The exoplanet’s host star blasts it with so much radiation that it will someday evaporate.

Climate Change

News 2 June 2017

Trump Says United States Will Withdraw from Paris Climate Accord

Scientists and others decry the decision, arguing that it will slow efforts to address the risks of climate change.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 2 June 2017

Planetary Science Up, Earth Science Down in Proposed NASA Budget

The agency’s acting administrator says that the fiscal year 2018 White House budget request tells NASA to stay the course.

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Science Policy & Funding

Instrument to monitor forest responses to drought.

News 31 May 2017

Trump Budget Would Set National Science Foundation Back a Decade

Directorate for Geosciences faces 10.7% cut.

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Climate Change

News 30 May 2017

A Volcanic Trigger for Earth’s First Mass Extinction?

Abnormally high levels of mercury in Ordovician rocks may imply that a huge surge of volcanism took place at a time when much of the planet’s ocean life vanished.

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Natural Hazards