# How the US came close to losing half its science funding

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Podcast: [The Science Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-science-show-887135)
Published: 2026-02-27T21:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/scienceshow/how-close-the-us-came-to-losing-half-its-science-funding/106341148
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## Resource

Robyn Williams reports from the 2026 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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