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".
