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NewsTrump administration fires entire board of US’s National Science Foundation without warning
Move leaves the nation’s largest chemistry funder without a board or director
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OpinionMajor drug regulators advancing routes to reduce animal testing
US, UK and EU all have goals to eliminate animal testing
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BusinessFatal incident at US catalyst refiner under investigation
Two dead and 21 injured at silver reclamation facility after chemical mixture released hydrogen sulfide
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NewsChina’s comprehensive new chemical safety law due to take effect
The new rule, coming into force in May, bolsters risk management and tightens requirements for chemical production, storage, use and transport
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BusinessGulf chemicals supply disruption will continue for months to years
Impact on petrochemicals, fertilisers and various co-products like helium and sulfur will ripple throughout extensive supply chains
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NewsOptimism rises for Hungarian research after seismic election result
Victorious opposition leader Péter Magyar has promised to reverse restrictions on academic freedom put in place by Viktor Orbán’s government
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NewsChina dominates the discovery of new chemicals and reactions
The country’s contribution to known chemical space has grown exponentially in recent decades, driven by strong domestic R&D investment
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OpinionIran ceasefire is the start of a long recovery process
Conflict’s impact on global energy and chemicals supply chains will take significantly longer to resolve
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NewsTrump renews proposals to slash US science agency budgets
White House requests a 55% reduction to the National Science Foundation’s budget, with other agencies facing similar cuts
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OpinionIndia’s generic semaglutide surge
As patents on Novo Nordisk’s diabetes and weight loss blockbusters expire, generic makers have their versions ready
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NewsWomen and early-career researchers bore the burden of NIH’s funding disruptions
Almost 58% of the studies the US National Institutes of Health suddenly cancelled last year were female-led
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NewsUK government nominates Leszek Borysiewicz as next UKRI chair
Immunologist has held numerous roles in scientific administration, including at the University of Cambridge, MRC and CRUK
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Opinion‘The truth is supremely valuable and we cannot lie our way to it’
As a scientist with family in Iran, Derek Lowe finds his own government’s approach to truth alarming
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NewsEuropean Chemicals Agency backs EU-wide PFAS ban
Support for ban marks ‘major step’ at dealing with ‘forever chemicals’
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BusinessBoron plays a key role in new sleeping sickness drug
Acoziborole is the first single-dose treatment for both early and late stage sleeping sickness
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NewsFragmented forensics in England and Wales has led to ‘postcode lottery’ with no fix in sight
Proposed forensics service would take over from individual police forces but is still likely years away
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OpinionChemical recycling of plastics rises as oil crisis continues
Recovering feedstocks from hard-to-recycle plastic is potentially important in a more circular plastic economy
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BusinessUS moves to roll back ethylene oxide exposure rules
Environmental Protection Agency will relax limits on emissions from commercial sterilisers
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NewsAs UK cuts airborne lab worries persist about future of funding following changes
Poor communication is being blamed by government ministers for concerns as research councils pause grants to revamp system
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OpinionWidening impact of conflict in Iran
Deyond hydrocarbons, helium and sulfur – byproducts of petroleum extraction – have also been critically affected by Iran’s blockade of Gulf exports