Basic research has been the foundation of all the technological advancements we enjoy today. Everything from the Internet to mRNA vaccines are the result of what scientists did in a lab—long before it ...

In recent debates about government funding, certain quirky-sounding research projects — like studying shrimp on treadmills — have grabbed headlines and become easy targets for criticism. Politicians ...

Scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the Caribbean island of Dominica have described for the first time the basic elements of how they might be talking to each other, in an effort ...

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 ...

TOPSHOT - (L-R) The portraits of Mary E Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi are displayed during a press conference where the winners of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine are ...

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended a symposium on advancing basic ...

American Heart Month spotlights heart disease, the leading cause of death among Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Basic science researchers at the Johns Hopkins ...

Christian Hackenberger, co-founder of Tubulis, is excited that his team's initial research is now creating clinical impact ...

Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang has called for efforts to comprehensively enhance basic research and original innovation capabilities during recent related field trips in Fujian province, Shanghai and ...