Avi Loeb warns US science is under threat as missing scientists may be random

Published on 29 April 2026

The pattern may be imagined, but funding cuts bite

US officials are probing multiple scientists’ deaths and disappearances as a potential national security risk, yet Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb says there’s no clear pattern linking them. His bigger warning: America is losing scientific leadership as science gets deprioritized. Loeb calls for stronger investment in federal science agencies, arguing they are essential to national security.

Loeb says missing scientists show no proven shared pattern
US investigations frame cases as possible national security threats
Main risk, Loeb argues, is science losing priority in policy
He urges increased funding for federal science agencies

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Avi Loeb warns US science is under threat as missing scientists may be random

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