Here's your Forbes Daily Briefing for Saturday, September 27th. Today on Forbes, why billionaire

Wendy Schmidt is doubling down on climate science in the age of Trump. When a deep-sea

expedition off the coast of Argentina this summer discovered otherworldly coral forests, neon-hued

sea stars, and dozens of other unknown species,

the scientific team didn't just credit advanced imaging or good weather.

They credited Wendy Schmidt.

Dr. Martine Broger, a marine biologist with Argentina's National Scientific and Technical Research Council,

and a senior scientist on board,

said, quote, this expedition would have been impossible without Schmidt Ocean Institute.

He estimates the value of the ship time, crew, equipment, and technology provided by Schmidt Ocean Institute, or SOI,

to be around $1.5 million, roughly 1.3 billion

Argentine pesos.

In investment, he says, it would have been, quote, nearly impossible to match through public

funding.

However, under SOI's model, scientists gain access to the vessel and its resources provided, they share

their research openly with the public. Schmidt told Forbes, quote, that's the deal. It's about

science and service of everyone. That voyage, one of nearly 100 expeditions supported by Schmidt

Ocean Institute, marked a milestone for Argentina,

where research of this scale is rarely feasible due to limited scientific infrastructure.

It also marked a symbolic one for Schmidt's expanding role in global climate philanthropy.

She and her husband, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who Forbes estimates is worth $30.2 billion, have directed

a significant portion of their $2 billion in lifetime giving towards environmental initiatives,

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