NSF is one federal agency that funds a wide range of basic science research. Nicole Fuller/National Science Foundation

Science costs money – research is guided by who funds it and why

The federal government is more likely to fund curiosity-driven basic research, while industry is more likely to support research that has a clearer eventual payoff.

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