15+ hour, 16+ min ago  (1754+ words) In January 2025, Kevin Saunders wasn't too worried that the Trump administration was coming for his Human Immunodeficiency Virus research at Duke University." The consortium funding cycles occurred predictably since 2005. Every seven years, the NIH awarded a new grant. Three cycles…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1713+ words) Matt Cook cuts through the crisp December air, the throaty thrum of his jet boat reverberating over the French Broad River. The vessel is by far the loudest noise on the river's remote Section 9, which winds through Pisgah National Forest…...