India, March 9 -- The latest disclosures from the Epstein files are shedding new light on the disgraced financier's connections within academic circles, including correspondence with evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers, whose communications with Jeffrey Epstein appear repeatedly in newly released government documents.

The emails, part of a vast archive released by the US Department of Justice, reveal years of exchanges between Epstein and Trivers involving research discussions, academic invitations, and intellectual collaboration. The correspondence is the latest example of how Epstein maintained ties with scholars and researchers across the United States even after his criminal conviction in 2008.

Investigators examining the materia...