Ann Gibbons
@evoscribe.bsky.social
Science Writer, Author
Contributing Correspondent for Science Magazine
Writes about human evolution, molecular evolution, and primate evolution
Teaches science writing, Carnegie Mellon University
Contributing Correspondent for Science Magazine
Writes about human evolution, molecular evolution, and primate evolution
Teaches science writing, Carnegie Mellon University
Not vaccinating comes at an exorbitant cost
September 14, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Not vaccinating comes at an exorbitant cost
G.O.P. Bill Has $1.1 Trillion in Health Cuts and 11.8 Million Losing Care, C.B.O. Says www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/u...
G.O.P. Bill Has $1.1 Trillion in Health Cuts and 11.8 Million Losing Care, C.B.O. Says
www.nytimes.com
June 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
G.O.P. Bill Has $1.1 Trillion in Health Cuts and 11.8 Million Losing Care, C.B.O. Says www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/u...
Shattered science: the research lost as Trump targets NIH funding - ProPublica
June 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Shattered science: the research lost as Trump targets NIH funding - ProPublica
Kennedy’s HHS sent Congress “junk science” to defend vaccine changes, experts say - KFF Health News
June 14, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Kennedy’s HHS sent Congress “junk science” to defend vaccine changes, experts say - KFF Health News
These cuts are brutal and will result in real harm: www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump’s proposed budget would mean ‘disastrous’ cuts to science
Key research budgets would shrink by one-third to one-half in 2026 spending plan
www.science.org
May 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
These cuts are brutal and will result in real harm: www.science.org/content/arti...
This is evil:
These judges ruled against Trump. Then their families came under attack. - Reuters
These judges ruled against Trump. Then their families came under attack. - Reuters
May 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This is evil:
These judges ruled against Trump. Then their families came under attack. - Reuters
These judges ruled against Trump. Then their families came under attack. - Reuters
Threats to judges and whistleblowers. These are terrifying times: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
NLRB whistleblower claims Musk's DOGE potentially caused significant security breach
The National Labor Relations Board protects workers' right to organize and investigates unfair labor practices. A whistleblower complaint filed by an IT staffer claims Elon Musk and his DOGE team gain...
www.pbs.org
April 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Threats to judges and whistleblowers. These are terrifying times: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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Not a ton of good news in public health these days. But this morning at 3am, governments around the globe reached consensus on a global pandemic treaty.
„The achievement of finding consensus in a world torn asunder by the Trump administration cannot be overstated“, Lawrence Gostin told me. 🧪
„The achievement of finding consensus in a world torn asunder by the Trump administration cannot be overstated“, Lawrence Gostin told me. 🧪
Global pandemic treaty finalized, without U.S., in ‘a victory for multilateralism’
Three years in the making, the accord aims to increase equity and avoid errors of the COVID-19 pandemic
www.science.org
April 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Not a ton of good news in public health these days. But this morning at 3am, governments around the globe reached consensus on a global pandemic treaty.
„The achievement of finding consensus in a world torn asunder by the Trump administration cannot be overstated“, Lawrence Gostin told me. 🧪
„The achievement of finding consensus in a world torn asunder by the Trump administration cannot be overstated“, Lawrence Gostin told me. 🧪
“We experienced what amounts to censorship and controlling of the reporting of our science,” Dr. Hall said. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w...
Leading Nutrition Scientist Departs N.I.H., Citing Censorship
Kevin Hall said his work on ultraprocessed foods has been “hobbled” under the Trump administration. Scientists have been raising such concerns for months.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
“We experienced what amounts to censorship and controlling of the reporting of our science,” Dr. Hall said. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w...
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Just found out that one of my closest friends had a PhD offer rescinded because the NIH grant funding the program was cut. He’s considering Europe, as are a lot of researchers and scientists. Our research sector was the envy of the world. We’ll never recover. No hell hot enough
April 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Just found out that one of my closest friends had a PhD offer rescinded because the NIH grant funding the program was cut. He’s considering Europe, as are a lot of researchers and scientists. Our research sector was the envy of the world. We’ll never recover. No hell hot enough
This is real and terrifying: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...
Trump Weakens U.S. Cyberdefenses at a Moment of Rising Danger
The firing of the head of the National Security Agency was only the latest move that has eroded the country’s fortifications against cyberattacks, especially those targeting elections.
www.nytimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM
This is real and terrifying: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...
Rollout of ‘miracle’ HIV prevention drug is threatened by Trump cuts to global AIDS relief program - STAT
April 1, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Rollout of ‘miracle’ HIV prevention drug is threatened by Trump cuts to global AIDS relief program - STAT
Reposted by Ann Gibbons
When the US reported a year ago that the H5N1 avian influenza virus had infected dairy cattle, it seemed some rare confluence of factors had allowed the virus to infect the cows’ udders.
Then it happened again.
And again.
Story in @science.org on some questions about the origins of H5N1 in cows… 🧪
Then it happened again.
And again.
Story in @science.org on some questions about the origins of H5N1 in cows… 🧪
Mysteries surrounding cow flu have scientists concerned about future outbreaks
One year after the first infections were reported, it's still unclear how H5N1 virus jumped into U.S. cattle—and why it keeps doing so
www.science.org
March 26, 2025 at 9:47 AM
When the US reported a year ago that the H5N1 avian influenza virus had infected dairy cattle, it seemed some rare confluence of factors had allowed the virus to infect the cows’ udders.
Then it happened again.
And again.
Story in @science.org on some questions about the origins of H5N1 in cows… 🧪
Then it happened again.
And again.
Story in @science.org on some questions about the origins of H5N1 in cows… 🧪
Child malnutrition set to soar as U.S. and other countries slash foreign aid | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Child malnutrition set to soar as U.S. and other countries slash foreign aid
Deep funding cuts could deprive millions of treatment and cause more than 350,000 extra deaths per year, report predicts
www.science.org
March 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Child malnutrition set to soar as U.S. and other countries slash foreign aid | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Hot new phishing attack just dropped. Email an academic and tell them that their paper won an award. Please everyone congratulate @danielpgross.bsky.social and me on our prestigious award
March 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Hot new phishing attack just dropped. Email an academic and tell them that their paper won an award. Please everyone congratulate @danielpgross.bsky.social and me on our prestigious award
Reposted by Ann Gibbons
New from me at Cato: a new Trump White House memorandum exposes lawyers who oppose the federal government in court to crippling sanctions to be decided on by the feds themselves, not by courts. And few law firms have protested. The hour grows late for a basic element of constitutional liberty. /1
Lawyers Who Anger the Feds Face New Penalties by Decree
A new memorandum from the Trump administration opens lawyers who oppose the federal government in court to new peremptory and damaging sanctions decided on by the federal government itself, not by cou...
www.cato.org
March 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
New from me at Cato: a new Trump White House memorandum exposes lawyers who oppose the federal government in court to crippling sanctions to be decided on by the feds themselves, not by courts. And few law firms have protested. The hour grows late for a basic element of constitutional liberty. /1
a “machinery of bullshit,” one built over time by design. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/b...
Trump Leads a ‘Machinery’ of Misinformation in Second Term
President Trump’s first four years in the White House were filled with falsehoods. Now he and those around him are using false claims to justify their policy changes.
www.nytimes.com
March 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
a “machinery of bullshit,” one built over time by design. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/b...
“It’s heartbreaking,” Dr. Solomon said. “Stopping funding isn’t going to kill you today, but in six months you’re going to see an impact around the world.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
Federal Cuts Prompt Johns Hopkins to Cut More Than 2,000 Workers
The university, a leader in scientific research, has been hard hit by the Trump administration’s cuts, which will slash at least $800 million from its budget.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
“It’s heartbreaking,” Dr. Solomon said. “Stopping funding isn’t going to kill you today, but in six months you’re going to see an impact around the world.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
“German newsmagazine Der Spiegel reported that the Max Planck Society—one of the world’s top scientific research institutions—is experiencing an uptick in applications from American scientists. Its president said the society regards the U.S. as “a new talent pool” newrepublic.com/article/1914...
Americans Are Heading for the Exits
Go ahead and roll your eyes at those who want to emigrate amid Trump’s second term, but it’s a worrying trend.
newrepublic.com
February 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
“German newsmagazine Der Spiegel reported that the Max Planck Society—one of the world’s top scientific research institutions—is experiencing an uptick in applications from American scientists. Its president said the society regards the U.S. as “a new talent pool” newrepublic.com/article/1914...
Another unforeseen cost of rushed cuts:
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
‘Death by ax.’ Fate of millions of research animals at stake in NIH payments lawsuit
Rodent and monkey facilities imperiled by Trump plan to cut overhead payments
www.science.org
February 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Another unforeseen cost of rushed cuts:
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...