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“Weekly Headlines:  NIH research grant success rates plummet in 2025.”

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ScienceInsider NIH research grant success rates plummeted in 2025 Agency acknowledges young investigators are losing out as result of multiyear funding policy imposed by White House By JOCELYN KAISER  |  20 FEB Read more ScienceInsider Trump’s NSF pick is a stranger to its research community Jim O’Neill will need to build ties, say former agency leaders By JEFFREY MERVIS  |  20 FEB Read more ScienceInsider New energy department science advisory committee reflects Trump’s AI push DOE’s 21-member Office of Science Advisory Committee is well-qualified but lacks disciplinary breadth, observers say By ADRIAN CHO  |  20 FEB Read more Latest News ChatGPT spits out surprising insight in particle physics Physicists combined human acumen and AI-assisted math to show that a doubted particle interaction is possible after all By PERRI THALER  |  20 FEB Read more Latest News A shocking explanation for tape’s distinctive screech Fast-moving cracks in tape’s adhesive layer produce shock waves that make the stuff sing as it unrolls By SACHIN RAWAT  |  20 FEB Read more ScienceInsider Journal giant Elsevier unveiled an AI tool that scans millions of paywalled papers. Is it worth it? First-of-its-kind product raises questions about costs, access, and equity By JEFFREY BRAINARD  |  20 FEB Read more News Feature A little-known flu virus is sickening cattle around the world. Are humans next? Features of recently identified influenza D point to possible pandemic threat By JON COHEN  |  19 FEB Read more Latest News Unorthodox ‘universal vaccine’ offers broad protection in mice Immune-stimulating cocktail could shield against diverse bacterial and viral infections By MITCH LESLIE  |  19 FEB Read more ScienceShots Pollution plume from falling rocket debris tracked in real time New analysis sheds light on space junk’s small, growing effects on upper atmosphere By DANIEL CLERY  |  19 FEB Read more ScienceInsider Scientists decry Trump’s rush to loosen radiation exposure standards White House push to boost nuclear power could lead to more cancer cases, some researchers say By WARREN CORNWALL  |  19 FEB Read more ScienceInsider Musical chairs leadership shake-up planned for science agencies CDC acting Director Jim O’Neill to be nominated to lead NSF while NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya does double duty at CDC By JOCELYN KAISER, JEFFREY MERVIS  |  18 FEB Read more Latest News Highly destructive mussel has started to invade the Amazon After ravaging waterways across South America, the fast-spreading species threatens a biodiversity stronghold By SOFIA MOUTINHO  |  18 FEB Read more Latest News Squashed skulls found in China belong to first known East Asians Revised dating of enigmatic Yunxian skulls pushes their age back 800,000 years, challenges idea of Denisovan ancestry By MICHAEL PRICE  |  18 FEB Read more Latest News This glass wafer could back up your phone—and last 10,000 years Laser-written patterns on glass could store data for millennia at a time By ROBERT F. 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By ERIK STOKSTAD  |  16 FEB Read more ScienceInsider EPA sidesteps science in repeal of U.S. greenhouse gas rules Agency’s attempt to overturn 2009 “endangerment finding” appears headed for Supreme Court By PAUL VOOSEN  |  13 FEB Read more ScienceInsider Another NIH institute loses its director Health department declines to renew Lindsey Criswell, head of arthritis institute, to another 5-year term By JOCELYN KAISER  |  13 FEB Read more ScienceInsider These scientists saw a future in public service—until Trump’s ‘massacre’ hit Last year’s mass firings of “probationary” federal workers sent researchers’ lives into turmoil By JOCELYN KAISER, KATIE LANGIN, ERIK STOKSTAD  |  13 FEB Read more Subscribe to News from Science for full access to breaking news and analysis on research and science policy. subscribe Sign up for ScienceAdviser Science’s free daily newsletter delivers exclusive reporting and analysis as well as the latest science news, commentary, and research. 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“Rare, dangerous side effects of some COVID-19 vaccines explained.”

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Accessed on 12 February 2026, 1518 UTC.

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Latest News Rare, dangerous side effects of some COVID-19 vaccines explained “Groundbreaking” study uncovers why adenovirus-based shots caused life-threatening blood clots and bleeding in some people By GRETCHEN VOGEL, KAI KUPFERSCHMIDT  |  11 FEB Read more Latest News Pre-Incans collected seabird poop from remote islands to use as fertilizer Guano-based agriculture became highly prized in the Inca empire By CHRISTINA LARSON  |  11 FEB Read more ScienceInsider India has big plans to remove silt from rivers, alarming scientists Dredging and mining sediments increases flood risks and threatens infrastructure, researchers say By ATHAR PARVAIZ  |  11 FEB Read more ScienceShots Snapping shrimp use headgear to protect their brains from shock waves Unusual “hood” is the first known biological armor that protects against traumatic brain injury By CLAUDIA STEINER  |  10 FEB Read more Latest News How did ancient Vietnamese people get such black smiles? Iron salt toothpaste darkened pearly whites By CHRISTA LESTÉ-LASSERRE  |  10 FEB Read more ScienceInsider Japan’s election result could bring a research funding boost Landslide win by Liberal Democratic Party clears path for targeted R&D spending plan By DENNIS NORMILE  |  10 FEB Read more ScienceInsider In unprecedented move, giant monkey research center may become a primate sanctuary University votes to consider ending all studies at Oregon National Primate Research Center. But cost and feasibility are still in doubt By DAVID GRIMM  |  9 FEB Read more ScienceInsider NASA greenlights two earth science missions, to researchers’ relief Orbiting satellites will monitor changes in the stratosphere and on the planet’s surface By JAMES DINNEEN  |  9 FEB Read more ScienceInsider Fire at German particle accelerator could delay multibillion-dollar project Damage to beam’s power supply marks latest setback for troubled Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research By ZACK SAVITSKY  |  9 FEB Read more ScienceInsider Leader’s departure marks latest setback for ambitious Japanese science university Thirteen-year-old Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology hopes to become a global science leader By DENNIS NORMILE  |  9 FEB Read more

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“In unprecedented move, giant monkey research center may become a primate sanctuary.”

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“Controversial Danish vaccine research group faces new allegations.”

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“Earth-sized planet spotted with year-long orbit.”

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