The American Society for Microbiology has altered its website to remove references to diversity and equity go.nature.com/4gzrCX7

For Literary Hub, I wrote the essay I’ve been carrying around for years. It’s about romance novels, which have always been ambitious and resonant and fun—whether or not critics were paying attention. lithub.com/enemies-to-lov…

EUA ha atraído durante mucho tiempo talentos científicos de todo el mundo; ahora hay investigadores jóvenes que consideran cambiar de trabajo, irse del país o abandonar la investigación por completo nature.com/articles/d4158… sostienen Heidi Ledford y Humberto Basilio vía nature

A major United Nations climate assessment is moving forwards in China this week without the United States, after the administration of President Donald Trump blocked US officials’ participation and shut down a team providing technical support for the next international climate

Scientists are now organizing events, called Stand Up for Science, on 7 March in Washington, D.C., and state capitals. scim.ag/3XlYkEu News from Science

I can’t believe this needs to be said. TransGENIC mice are not TransGENDER mice

The mood was defiant at many of the rallies, where chants of “Scientists will not be silenced”, “Facts over fear” and “What do we want? Peer review! When do we want it? Now!” were heard. go.nature.com/43rWyFG

🚨🧪 Are you a researcher affected by the recent cancellation of federal grants and contracts at Columbia University? I'm working on a story for nature. If you want to chat, your identity will be kept private. Signal: humbertobasilio.24 Email: [email protected]

🚨This week, many Columbia scientists lost grants that funded over half their annual income. Others will no longer be able to do research that helps treat thousands of sick patients across the US. "It hurts," they told me. My story for nature 🧪 nature.com/articles/d4158…

Some personal news: I'll be joining The New York Times as a reporting fellow on the Science desk in June! Hard to put into words how excited and grateful I am for this opportunity. So happy to be back in New York. nytco.com/careers/newsro…

The smartest and most beautiful person in the world will now be covering Science for The New York Times. Please go follow her to keep reading her amazing work. Te amo, Alexa 🦭❤️

Genetic data giant 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy. What went wrong? go.nature.com/4iKQ1ek

🚨🧪The Trump admin. hollowed out one of the federal offices aimed at ending the U.S. HIV epidemic. More than 200 HIV-related federal grants were terminated in the last few weeks. My story for nature nature.com/articles/d4158…

These are the 25 most cited papers published in the twenty-first century go.nature.com/4cIcWob

ICYMI -- Last week, Trump signed an executive order targeting state climate laws, including VT's landmark superfund. What that changes, for now, is not much, the state AG told me last week. Read about what changes - and what stays the same - here vtdigger.org/2025/04/09/tru…

Plus, check out my story on climate corridors and miles and miles of undeveloped wilderness in Western Maine -- come for the photos, stay for the trout and tales of 1800s logging practices insideclimatenews.org/news/13042025/…

"Harvard appears to have learned a lesson from the Trump administration's tangle with another Ivy League school—just not the lesson the government intended," Rose Horowitch writes: theatln.tc/yR6OIBip

Once a surfer's paradise, a string of deadly attacks made Réunion Island synonymous with one word only: sharks. But a team of scientists turned this tiny island into a hub of lifesaving research. For Science Magazine, I wrote about this fascinating place. science.org/content/articl…