# Open-science platform to stop hosting data and code over funding shortfall

A widely used open-science repository has announced it will cease hosting research data and code, citing financial instability. The move affects researchers who rely on the platform for sharing, preserving, and accessing scientific outputs. Its closure threatens reproducibility and open-access collaboration across many fields.

**Importance:** 4/5

## Sources

### Science
- [Nature](https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02598-y) — 2026-09-09