All United States of America articles
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NewsTop US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci could be held in contempt of Congress
Central figure in country’s fight against Covid-19 refuses to answer Senate panel’s question, accusing chairman of ‘unhinged obsession’
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NewsIs the US witnessing the start of a brain drain of chemists to China?
Nobel laureate Omar Yaghi is the latest prominent chemist to leave for China and his high-profile departure may signal growing unease
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NewsUS National Science Foundation putting $380 million into building ‘self-driving’ labs
North Carolina State is one of the institutes receiving a $20 million grant aims to advance an autonomous chemistry lab
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Business2024 Bio-Lab fire and chemical plume caused by improper chemical storage
Investigation finds site was storing almost double its rated capacity of reactive pool chemicals
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NewsNew four-year US student visa limit could force international research PhDs to leave country mid-programme
Department of Homeland Security rule ends 45-year policy that allowed students to stay past their visa to finish their studies
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OpinionEarly lessons from the Garden Grove chemical incident
A runaway polymerisation raises questions about safety measures and their backups
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News‘Losing an entire generation of scientific talent’: top US universities accepted 15% fewer PhDs
Analysis of 55 research unis also reveals a 21% decline in applications from foreign students to US doctoral programmes for the coming year
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BusinessNew York state sues chemical companies over PFAS pollution
Lawsuit alleges 3M, Chemours, DuPont and others knowingly sold polluting products, and seeks damages and cleanup cost payments
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BusinessRegulators push Amgen to withdraw drug due to data manipulation
Questions raised over safety and efficacy of Tavneos (avacopan)
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PodcastAn update on the Strait of Hormuz & potential explosives at an Antarctic base
Will temporarily reopening the Strait of Hormuz ease rising costs of resources? Plus, why are (possibly) explosive chemicals suspected to be present at a historical Antarctic base?
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NewsTrump administration stands by controversial OMB proposal despite growing resistance
White House denies requests to extend public comment deadline on its plan to give political appointees control over science funding
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BusinessRewriting genetic medicine
Scribe Therapeutics will soon begin clinical trials for its epigenetic treatment to tackle ‘bad’ cholesterol
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NewsAnthony Fauci subpoenaed to face accusations on Covid origins that may become test of Biden pardon
Former adviser to Trump administration during Covid-19 called to testify to influential Senate panel
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BusinessTentative US–Iran deal partially re-opens Gulf shipping
Significant uncertainty remains, and plants will need specialist teams and equipment to restart
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PodcastA warning for US science & wool’s chemical versatility
We discuss highlights from Marcia McNutt’s final address. Plus, what’s the chemistry behind the woolly sweaters keeping you warm?
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BusinessOlin and Huntsman to merge, creating $12 billion chemical giant
Deal will combine a large chlor-alkali producer with a major user of chlorine and derivatives
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NewsOutgoing US National Academy of Sciences head warns of ‘turmoil’ in her final State of Science address
NAS president addresses research funding worries, the need to revamp the promotion and tenure system and how AI can help
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NewsWhat kind of damage has RFK Jr’s health department inflicted on vaccine research in the US so far?
Since becoming health secretary in early 2025, Robert F Kennedy Jr has confirmed the worst fears of his critics
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NewsLatest White House move to politicise science funding provokes outrage among research leaders
US research community mobilising to push back on proposed rule that would give apparatchiks control of which research gets funded
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Business11 presumed dead in US paper mill implosion
Two deaths confirmed, nine missing and nine others injured after chemical tank ruptured