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October 31, 2025

DEADLINE: The Open Notebook Early-Career Fellowship [1]

This paid, part-time, remote fellowship program is for early-career science journalists anywhere in the world. For one year, fellows receive mentorship to plan, report and write articles for publication at The Open Notebook and become part of the TON editorial team. $6,600 stipend. Deadline: Oct 31, 2025.

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Trump Links Autism To Acetaminophen, Despite Decades Of Evidence It’s Safe [8]

"President Donald Trump announced Monday that the US Food and Drug Administration will be notifying physicians that the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy “can be associated with a very increased risk of autism,” despite decades of evidence that it’s safe."

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Source: CNN [12], 09/23/2025
  • Read more about Trump Links Autism To Acetaminophen, Despite Decades Of Evidence It’s Safe [8]

"UN Chief Warns 1.5C Warming Goal At Risk Of 'Collapsing'" [13]

"UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told AFP Friday that efforts to cap climate warming at 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial level are failing, as the UN prepared to host a climate week event alongside its annual diplomatic gathering."

Activism [14]
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International [7]
Source: AFP [18], 09/23/2025
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October 6, 2025

Webinar: How Can Open Science Practices Increase Trust In Research? [19]

Join The Journalist's Resource for this panel which will bring together representatives from each stage of open science, from active researchers to open publishing platform developers and journalists for a frank discussion. 12:30 p.m. ET.

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Trump Administration Icing Out NSIDC Data [21]

An important federal database that tracks Arctic ice and snowmelt — which help address concerns like sea level rise and fresh water resources — is facing funding cuts and reductions in services. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox looks at the kind of high-quality information the National Snow and Ice Data Center can provide environmental reporters, including for local stories. That is, while it lasts.

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"A Trump Administration Playbook: No Data, No Problem" [29]

"When the Trump administration said last week that it would stop requiring thousands of industrial facilities to report their planet-warming pollution, the move fit a growing pattern: If data points to a problem, stop collecting the data."

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Source: NYTimes [31], 09/22/2025
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"EPA Tells Some Scientists To Stop Publishing Studies, Employees Say" [32]

"Staff from the EPA’s Office of Water were summoned to a town hall meeting this week and told to pause the publication of most research, pending a review."

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Source: Washington Post [33], 09/22/2025
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"Scientists Take On Trump: These Researchers Are Fighting Back" [34]

"Through lawsuits, grant tracking, whistle-blowing and more, resistance to the US war on science is growing."

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Source: Nature [36], 09/18/2025
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Human-Made Global Warming ‘Caused 2 In 3 Heat Deaths In Europe This Summer’ [37]

"Researchers from Imperial College London say 16,500 deaths caused by hot weather brought on by greenhouse gases". "Human-made global heating caused two in every three heat deaths in Europe during this year’s scorching summer, an early analysis of mortality in 854 big cities has found."

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Source: Guardian [40], 09/18/2025
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"Trump Escalates Attacks on Political Opponents After Charlie Kirk’s Killing" [41]

"President Trump and his top advisers are escalating their attacks on their opponents in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing, placing the blame for political violence on Democrats alone and signaling a broad crackdown on critics and left-leaning institutions."

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Source: NYTimes [42], 09/18/2025
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