Related submission: "‘A huge loss’: is it the end for the ship that helped us understand life on Earth?"[1][2]
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/09/a-huge-l... [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41785543
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/09/a-huge-l... [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41785543
The US really seems to be handing over leadership in a lot of fields to China.