An Ecuadorian biologist says his mission is to save the country’s ecosystems. But critics accuse him of misconduct, mishandling animals, and distorting biodiversity science in the process.For more than a year, I investigated him for @NewsfromScience 🧵https://t.co/d3AcsQGzI4
Herpetologist Alejandro Arteaga has won accolades for his efforts to identify and protect Ecuador’s reptiles and amphibians. But his methods have entangled him in controversy. #LongReads https://t.co/qcYPOApSjg
House DOE approps bill out — top lines
https://t.co/7m7oJvKJoA
* $8.525 billion for the Office of Science, $125 million above the FY26
* $300 million for the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA–E), $50 million below the FY26
Markup tomorrow
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The standard grants—roughly 7700—became a larger proportion of the mix, increasing from 76% of all new grants in 2024 to 88% this year. NSF slashed by half, from about 2600 to about 1100, the number of new continuing grants, and “forward funded” some existing continuing grants.
NSF committed approximately $8.17 billion to grants, fellowships, and other funding mechanisms in the 2025 fiscal year, about the same as in 2024. But the total number of new grants dropped by 20%, although the average grant got larger. https://t.co/jRNmLMKOzU
Overall, the average amount obligated to new standard and continuing grants rose by about 15%, from about $390,000 in 2024 to $450,000 in ’25. For new continuing grants, increase was 30%, from $415,000 to $545,000. New standard grants rose by 15%, from about $380,000 to $440,000.
Good overview of @ENERGY's efforts to cut back scientific advisory panels. These helped inform long-term research and investment strategies. https://t.co/6yoOUyxXHC @NewsfromScience@ScienceInsider
Breaking news: To avoid criminal prosecution for allegations of animal abuse, the second-largest breeder of research dogs in the United States will stop providing animals to research labs around the country, according to a settlement. https://t.co/DtC2H0TO8o