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

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 ...

Usha Lee McFarling is a former STAT reporter. Columbia University announced Thursday that its medical school has received $400 million to fund a new institute for basic biomedical research to fuel ...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $400 million in funding for a range of research opportunities to support DOE’s clean energy, economic, and national security goals. The funding ...

Amidst ongoing budget brinkmanship in Washington, House and Senate panels have proposed significant cuts in federal funding for basic scientific research. That would be a grave mistake for our ...

Basic research is at the foundation of all scientific discoveries, underlying the innovative cures and treatments developed at Fred Hutch Cancer Center. Founded in 1981, the Basic Sciences Division ...

It is no secret that COVID-19 has had a devastating impact worldwide, on both academic and non-academic interests. Within the United States, we are leading the world in case count and total deaths, ...

When SARS-CoV-2 swept the world in early 2020, Stuart Schreiber banded together with a group of scientists to try to find a path out of the pandemic. They poured over papers and preprints, and ...

Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to ...

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