All articles by Rebecca Trager – Page 49
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NewsInformation vacuum leaves scientists fearing the worst under Trump
Anxiety – and perhaps overreaction – has gripped many in the US science community
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NewsScientists plan march on Washington, DC to protest Trump's actions
Anger at incoming administration’s decisions has led to over 4000 offering to volunteer and help to organise march
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NewsTrump will keep France Córdova on as head of NSF
Heads of two key US research agencies will stay on, at least for now, but the nation’s science community remains worried
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NewsTrump’s health secretary faces conflict of interest allegations
Tom Price accused of abusing his office to favour companies in which he invested
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NewsUS plants cut toxic fumes by 56% since 2005
Air releases of hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid by US industrial facilities fell by more than 250,000 tonnes from 2005 to 2015
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NewsFDA inspection data on nearly 1,000 overseas drug firms is missing
80% of US drug ingredients now come from abroad, yet challenges remain in FDA oversight of foreign drug firms
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BusinessUS Supreme Court denies Dow tax appeal
Request to reconsider $1bn tax deduction dismissed and penalties upheld
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NewsVolkswagen hit by another $4.3bn in penalties
Emissions cheating scandal has led to the arrest of six senior employees at the company, just as Fiat comes under fire
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NewsObama says ‘science and reason matter’ in farewell speech
Outgoing US president warns action is needed on climate change
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NewsPostdoc in biomedicine doesn't pay off
Economists find that former biomedical postdocs in the US earn up to 21% less over 15 years than those who skipped them after a PhD
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BusinessTakeda to buy cancer specialist Ariad
Japan’s largest drug company agrees $5.2bn deal to expand oncology portfolio and boost pipeline
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NewsObama’s science legacy: rhetoric versus reality
Outgoing US president was a great spokesperson for science, but wasn’t able to translate that zeal into budget boosts
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BusinessLinde–Praxair merger further consolidates industrial gases
Deal will leave just three firms controlling 85% of the global market
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BusinessShell fined $22m for drinking water contamination
Jury rules in favour of US city of Clovis over 1,2,3-trichloropropane contamination, while rejecting punitive damages
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ResearchLow level manganese fumes ups welders' Parkinson’s risk
The greater the exposure of welders to airborne manganese, the more quickly symptoms of Parkinson’s disease progress
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NewsCuts prompt fears of brain drain in Argentina
Argentina’s main research council slashes number of new scientists it will support by more than half
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BusinessDuPont found liable in third bellwether cancer case
US court orders firm to pay $2m in damages to man whose disease has been linked to contaminated water supply
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NewsSpending cap set to cripple Brazilian science for 20 years
Constitutional amendment will mean research funding will be frozen at current levels for two decades
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BusinessSyngenta subsidiary faces fine over pesticide exposure
US environment agency wants firm to pay $5 million after workers hospitalised after coming into contact with chlorpyrifos
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NewsTrump’s cabinet picks worry science community
Selections prompt fears of roll-back on environmental research and mass reorganisations of science agencies