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A STAT News survey reports that recent U.S. immigration policy changes are prompting foreign-born researchers to leave the country. Respondents describe visa uncertainty and tighter rules as factors pushing scientists to pursue careers elsewhere, raising concerns about the long-term impact on American science and innovation. Commentators are debating what the loss of international talent could mean for U.S. research institutions.
- 2Germany building an archive to safeguard US climate data▼Why Germany is building an ark for US climate data https:// grist.org/international/why-ge rmany-is-building-an-ark-for-
Scientists in Germany are preparing to copy and store vast troves of American climate data, fearing the Trump administration could alter, restrict, or remove federal climate records. The effort has been likened to building an ark, preserving scientific information outside the United States in case it becomes unavailable at home, and has drawn attention as researchers weigh risks to publicly funded datasets.
- 3CDC 'Zombified' by Cuts, Struggles on Science Mission▼‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lost roughly a third of its staff and much of its independence under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his allies, The New York Times reports. The agency is described as 'zombified', struggling to carry out its scientific mission as political control tightens and budget and personnel cuts take hold, raising alarms about the future of US public health leadership.
- 4Germany Builds Digital Archive to Preserve US Climate Data●Germany Is Building a Digital Noah’s Ark for US Climate Data https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.moth erjones.com/politic
Germany is creating a digital repository, described as a 'Noah's Ark', to back up American climate data amid fears the Trump administration could alter or delete federal scientific records. The initiative would safeguard datasets from US agencies so researchers worldwide can continue accessing them. Observers say the move reflects growing international concern about the reliability of US government climate science and a broader effort to protect open scientific data.
- 5Taxpayers subsidize fossil fuels at $4.5 trillion a year, critics say●"Too many governments in the world have been captured by the fossil fuel industry and the petrostates. Taxpayers around
Commenters are arguing that many governments have been captured by the fossil fuel industry and petrostates, leaving taxpayers effectively funding the burning of oil, gas and coal. They cite a Scientific American figure of $4.5 trillion a year in global fossil fuel subsidies, framing the money as public support for the very emissions governments claim to be cutting.
- 6Science offers explanation for GOP loyalty to Trump●The GOP keeps caving to Trump, and science has found the surprising reason why
AlterNet reports that Republicans continue to defer to Donald Trump despite political costs, pointing to scientific research as offering an explanation for the pattern. The piece argues that psychological or social science findings can shed light on why GOP lawmakers so often backtrack or fall in line behind the former president, a dynamic that continues to shape American politics.