All articles by Rebecca Trager
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NewsAAAS leadership speaks out against Trump administration’s attacks on science
President of world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society warns that next month could be most important in history of US science
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NewsAmong world’s top researchers 10% publish at unrealistic levels, analysis finds
About 20,000 of the most cited researchers have ‘implausibly high’ publication and new co-author rates
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NewsPFAS in fertilisers blamed for killing livestock in Texas and wreaking havoc
Exceptionally high levels of ‘forever chemicals’ discovered in soil, water and dead animals
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OpinionDonna Nelson: ‘Being the science advisor to Breaking Bad was so much fun’
The well-known organic chemist on growing up in a small Oklahoma town, asking demographic questions and advising a hit television series
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NewsWhat on earth is going on with research funding in the US?
Untangling what the Trump administration’s directives and executive orders mean for federally funded science
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NewsCaltech grad students and postdocs secure pay rises and better benefits
After months of negotiations union helps academics secure expanded protections and new rights
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NewsExplainer: How an American car workers’ union became a champion for postdocs
The United Auto Workers union now represents over 100,000 academics, supercharging their fight for better conditions
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NewsPeer review frozen, meetings cancelled: Trump administration leaves its mark on NIH
Chaos ensues following suspension of grant reviews, travel, meetings and public communications at funder
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NewsUK public wants action on PFAS but has little faith government will act
Royal Society of Chemistry survey reveals 90% want action on PFAS in food and drinking water
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BusinessRed 3 dye banned in US food and drugs
Additive was already banned in US cosmetics and around the world
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NewsNobel laureates and preeminent scientists call for ‘moonshot’ food effort
More than three dozen chemistry laureates join broad coalition to advocate for high risk, high reward research to keep the planet fed
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BusinessAthira pharma settles research misconduct charges for $4 million
Deal with US Department of Justice resolves allegations against former chief executive
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ResearchThe toxic legacy of Agent Blue
Agent Orange’s history in Vietnam is well known but one scientist is trying to raise the profile of another pesticide used during the war
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NewsChemistry Nobel laureate Fraser Stoddart dies at 82
British–American supramolecular chemistry and nanotech pioneer shared the 2016 Nobel prize
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ResearchHigh levels of PFAS found in smartwatch wristbands
Extractable compounds provide opportunity for significant skin exposure
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BusinessPFAS manufacturers sued for deceptive marketing in US
Texas attorney general accuses 3M and DuPont of knowingly concealing health risks
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NewsEPA bans two solvents used in dry cleaning and battery manufacture
US environmental agency officially bans trichloroethylene and prohibits most uses of perchloroethylene
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NewsChina bans sale of three critical elements and ‘superhard materials’ to the US
Export bans on gallium, germanium and antimony could hit semiconductor and weapons manufacturers hard
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BusinessUS aims to reinstate chlorpyrifos insecticide ban
2021 ban on remaining food uses was overturned on appeal in 2023
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ResearchAir-frying prevails in tests on indoor pollutant production
Environmental scientists find that pan-frying leads to peak VOC concentrations of 260ppb, versus 20ppb for air-frying