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4 months agoTrump Admin Reportedly Plotting to Slash NASA Budget by 50 Percent
NASA's Science Mission Directorate may face severe budget cuts that threaten the future of U.S. space exploration.
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.
Breakthroughs in cancer, rare diseases, and drug development require time, space, and the freedom to explore. Instead, scientists are burning out and many are even walking away, with a recent survey showing that 75% of U.S.-based researchers are considering relocation.
"We're talking about historic cutbacks," says Caspar van den Berg, president of the Universities of the Netherlands umbrella body. "It's really striking how research, education, innovation is being hit the hardest of all sectors."