The humble inventions that power our modern world wouldn’t have been possible without decades of support for early-stage ...

Basic research, often termed fundamental, frontier, blue-sky, curiosity-driven—or even useless—is the pursuit of knowledge ...

There are a number of transitions that take place when a medical student enters the clinical phase of training. Foremost among them is an essential shift in learning. This shift entails a move from ...

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. The number of basic science papers published by recipients of ...

Bruce J. MacFadden has received funding from the U. S. National Science Foundation. It might seem surprising, but federal research funding isn’t just for scientists. A component of many federal grants ...

The future of the South cannot be built on borrowed blueprints. To shift from dependence to innovation, countries must invest in fundamental science today — the foundation on which tomorrow’s breakthr ...

On the following pages, you’ll meet just a few of the UAB scientists whose discoveries hold tremendous potential to transform the treatment landscape for a variety of diseases, from kidney disease to ...

By Bridget Boakye and Pedro PadalgayIn the face of geopolitical fragmentation, tightening aid budgets, and global systemic shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic, African leaders can no longer ignore ...

It’s rare for science to get a lot of time on the silver screen. Especially physics. At least that was the case until this summer, with the release of Christopher Nolan’s epic three-hour film delving ...

Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed science as a rival for social influence. Experts see President Trump as borrowing some of their tactics. Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed ...