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Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts to US science

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Nature 641, 565-566 (2025)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-01397-1

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  • Update 08 May 2025: This story has been updated with a comment from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

  • Correction 08 May 2025: An ealrier version of this story incorrectly characterized the funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administartion if the White House’s proposed cut were enacted.

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