Research & Developments
New U.S. Budget Proposal Slashes Billions in Funds for Science
President Trump’s proposed 2026 budget, released today, slashes non-defense discretionary spending by $163 billion, a 22.6% reduction from 2025.
NSF Stops New and Existing Grants
The National Science Foundation (NSF), one of the world’s leading funders of basic research, will “stop awarding all funding actions,”…
EPA to Cancel Nearly 800 Environmental Justice Grants
The EPA plans to cancel 781 grants, almost all focused on environmental justice, according to a court document filed last…
Connecting Over Climate
“Relatively few Earth scientists have been trained in artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) methods, meaning unfulfilled opportunities exist to learn from the growing volumes of Earth science data available.”
A Two-Step Approach to Training Earth Scientists in AI
A Two-Step Approach to Training Earth Scientists in AI
Let the Scientists Tell It
A New View of Gamma Rays from Thunderclouds
Observations from high-flying aircraft revealed that thunderclouds act as natural particle accelerators, emitting energetic electromagnetic radiation more often than scientists expected.