For decades, the United States has been considered the global leader in cutting-edge science. In 2025, the US federal government slashed science funding and cut science staff at numerous agencies, triggering chaos in the scientific community. These attacks on US scientific research are widely described by scientists and policy experts as unprecedented in modern American history, and experts warn that these actions could set science back worldwide.
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