It might seem surprising, but federal research funding isn’t just for scientists. A component of many federal grants that support basic research requires that discoveries be shared with nonscientists.

We ask auto and steel workers to compete with the world, yet we treat research funding as something that must be protected ...

Worsham and Jena are physicians and researchers at Harvard Medical School and the authors of “Random Acts of Medicine: The Hidden Forces That Sway Doctors, Impact Patients and Shape Our Health.” This ...

Under Secretary for Science Darío Gil said the new fusion and computing offices will focus on fostering industries for ...

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 ...

Part of candidate Barack Obama's message of hope was he would unlock the power of science to cure disease, generate clean energy, create new jobs and otherwise put the country on an upward path. In ...

As a young medical student in 1975, I walked into a basement lab at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, ...

Scientists have always needed someone to help foot the bill for their work. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. In the 19th century, for example, Charles Darwin made an ...

In our era of intense innovation-based global competition, policymakers increasingly look for demonstrable connections between public investment in research and tangible economic and security benefits ...

The 2025 Annual Report from the Basic Sciences Division at Fred Hutch features the divisions reflections for the year, as ...