Researchers serving on the National Science Board, which advises the US National Science Foundation, received a brief e-mail on Friday telling them that they had been dismissed. Credit: Briscoe Savoy for Nature All 22 members of the advisory board that oversees the US National Science Foundation (NSF) , a leading funder of fundamental science, were fired on 24 April without explanation. Every member of the NSF’s National Science Board (NSB) received an e-mail on Friday afternoon saying that “on behalf of President Donald J. Trump”, their positions were “terminated, effective immediately”. Members of the NSB are appointed by the president and serve six-year terms that are staggered, avoiding complete turnover. Asked about the reason for the termination, a White House spokesperson said that the 2021 Supreme Court decison United States v. Arthrex, Inc.…