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Amid federal research cuts, some Antarctic tourist cruises are sponsoring scientists

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The National Science Foundation is one of the largest funders of scientific research in the world, with an annual budget of roughly $9 billion that supports the bulk of U.S. Antarctic research.

Sethuraman Panchanathan resigned Thursday after the White House directed him to slash the agency’s budget and staff by more than half .

The boat housed scientists and ecotourists in close quarters .

Passengers attended lectures from resident researchers and ate with them in the ship’s restaurants.

“To share these experiences with people and then explain why we do the research, what types of questions we’re answering with it,” said researcher Chloe Lew .

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