Jeffrey Mervis

Senior Correspondent at Science magazine

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Why Three Scientists Said No to Epstein | Portside

Published Hundreds of scientists are mentioned in the recent trove of released emails related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was convicted of soliciting a minor in 2008 and who died by suicide in a New York City jail shortly after his arrest ... See more

portside.org•Jeffrey Mervis•Mar 16, 2026

Sunday Science: Sharp Cutbacks in Field Tests Could Threaten Quality of 2030 U.S. Census

Sunday Science: Sharp Cutbacks in Field Tests Could Threaten Quality of 2030 U.S. Census Published The U.S. Census Bureau this week announced it is dramatically shrinking the size and scope of a trial run this spring for the 2030 census. Experts worry the... See more

portside.org•Jeffrey Mervis•Feb 9, 2026

Congress set to reject Trump's major budget cuts to NSF, NASA, and energy science | e-mc2.gr

Congress set to reject Trump’s major budget cuts to NSF, NASA, and energy science The U.S. Congress has delivered another rebuke of President Donald Trump’s plans to slash this year’s budgets of several science agencies. Today, lawmakers hammering out fin... See more

e-mc2.gr•Jeffrey Mervis•Jan 7, 2026

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