With the lapse in government funding in its fourth week, early-career researchers tell The Scientist how their businesses, jobs, and research have been affected.

The chief scientist at the NSF initiative quits after two leaders were let go without her input.

Scientists will no longer be limited to one proposal as the lead or co-lead investigator per year.

The measures include, in specific cases, terminating awards for researchers who have been found guilty in investigations by their institutions.

The agency also declares its intent to better educate the scientific community about sexual harassment.

The agency could demand institutions it funds to remove researchers who are found guilty of misconduct from NSF-supported projects.  

The most recent bill from appropriators increases NASA funds from current levels and rescues the National Science Foundation from President Trump's deeper cuts.

The federal science agency discontinued a funding stream for graduate students in environmental science because of administrative workload.

An initial round of grants is the start of a decade-long program.