At first glance, some scientific research can seem, well, impractical. When physicists began exploring the strange, subatomic ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Bruce J. MacFadden, University of Florida (THE CONVERSATION) It might seem surprising, ...

The Golden Goose Awards recognize research projects that may appear obscure at first, but ultimately lead to major scientific breakthroughs. The three recipients of the Golden Goose Award for 2024 ...

No country can expect to reach its development goals without investing in its science, technology, and innovation (STI) ...

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Association of American Universities (AAU) have announced the 2025 Golden Goose Awards, a recognition that spotlights obscure, ...

The radical dismantling of government-funded basic research will accelerate the deterioration of universities’ beneficent implementation of the scientific method — the greatest accomplishment of ...

As the federal administration has moved to slash public funding for research and education at all levels, and as the government now enters into what could be a prolonged shutdown, many researchers are ...

After the White House called for billions of dollars in funding reductions, senators and representatives are rescinding the ...

Easton R. White is an assistant professor of biology at the University of New Hampshire who studies biodiversity and ecological data science. Taylor Swift may not have meant it to, but her recent hit ...

Eric Isaacs has spent his career moving seamlessly between discovery and leadership, guided by the belief that science ...