#science-funding

#science-funding

Around 20,000 pages of newly released e-mails and other documents from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have cast new light on his deep involvement with prominent scientists and scholars. Epstein's links to President Donald Trump galvanized public attention following the release of these documents from a congressional committee, alongside a move in Congress to force the release of files related to the late financier from the Department of Justice.

This is good, but in the meantime, it means that science personnel is being defunded,

Qimmit - a type of sled dog that has been kept by Inuit in Greenland for nearly 1,000 years - don't share much DNA with wolves, despite a reputation for having been interbred.

These discoveries may not just save our own lives, but the lives of people we love. Nearly every innovation that defines our era, every breakthrough from my field and from those of my colleagues, traces back to basic science research.

The president's budget request will not necessarily be put into practice: it must be approved by the US Congress.

The proposed 2026 budget suggests nearly 40% cuts to the National Institutes of Health and over 50% to the National Science Foundation, deeply affecting US scientific research.

Philanthropies must back early-stage, high-risk work to bolster science, as government funding dwindles. Collaborative efforts can maximize investment returns, driving transformative research forward.