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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

President Xi Jinping has delivered an important speech in Shanghai at a symposium on strengthening basic research. Xi, also ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the ...

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