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- 1Immigration rules push foreign researchers out of the United States●Immigration changes are driving foreign researchers to leave the U.S.
A STAT News survey finds that recent U.S. immigration policy changes are prompting foreign scientists and researchers to leave the country, with measurable consequences for American science. Respondents describe visa uncertainty and a hostile climate as key factors, and the exodus is expected to weaken research output and innovation in the U.S. while benefiting competitor countries.
- 2Taxpayers subsidize fossil fuels at $4.5 trillion a year, critics say●"Too many governments in the world have been captured by the fossil fuel industry and the petrostates. Taxpayers around
Climate commentators are circulating a claim that governments worldwide have been captured by the fossil fuel industry and petrostates, leaving taxpayers effectively subsidizing fossil fuel burning at a rate of $4.5 trillion per year. The figure cites a Scientific American article, and the claim is being shared as an indictment of government inaction on climate change.
- 3Ibero-American Symposium on Ethnoveterinary Medicine Set to Convene▼II Ibero-American Symposium on Ethnoveterinary Medicine
The II Ibero-American Symposium on Ethnoveterinary Medicine is drawing attention across the region, with the Food and Agriculture Organization among those highlighting the event. The gathering focuses on traditional and community-based animal health practices, bringing together researchers, veterinarians and practitioners from Ibero-American countries to share knowledge and strengthen research into plant-based and folk veterinary remedies.