# Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: ‘The science world is ending’

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/top-researchers-consider-leaving-u-s-amid-funding-cuts-the-science-world-is-ending/
- Published: 2025-10-31T09:00:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo credit: Polina Tankilevitch via Pexels. Interview and transcript by: Stephanie Sy, Mike Fritz and Sam Weber. PBS News – October 29, 2025. A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the “Mozart of Math.” Stephanie Sy examines what’s behind a potential scientific brain drain. […] Click here to view original web page at www.pbs.org Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio