In President's Trump's tangled science policies, experts see a unifying thread

Heading into the second year of Trump 2.0, when it comes to science, some argue Trump has no consistent ideology for decision ...

The week in science: Ice, parents' disgust and penguins adapting to climate change

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about the mysterious structure of ice, parents' heightened ...
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This week in science: Swearing, bird bills and the pandemic, and whale breath samples

It's time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. And I'm joined now by Emily Kwong and Berly McCoy from the show. Hi to both of you. BERLY MCCOY, BYLINE: Hi, Juana.
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It’s been a difficult year for science. Here’s what researchers say about the future

Science in the United States took some big hits this year. The Trump Administration disrupted federal funding for all kinds of scientific... It’s been a difficult year for science. Here’s what ...
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Science funding was hit in 2025. What does that mean for the future?

2025 was a hard year for science. The Trump administration upended federal funding for all kinds of scientific pursuits, slashing budgets across... Science funding was hit in 2025. What does that mean ...
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What cuts to research under Trump have meant for science in 2025

: [POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION Dec. 31, 2025: A previous version of this report incorrectly said Patrick McCray is a historian at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a historian at the ...