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.

At first glance, some scientific research can seem, well, impractical. When physicists began exploring the strange, subatomic world of quantum mechanics a century ago, they weren't trying to build ...

A New Golden Age" proposes radical change to U.S. science, with energy a core theme. Only nuclear power is mentioned, mainly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NSF is one federal agency that funds a wide range of basic science research. Nicole Fuller/National Science Foundation, CC BY ...

Top official greets scientists doing research from foundational to frontier, with country committed to raising R&D spending by at least 7 per cent a year Senior Chinese official Cai Qi welcomed ...

Fred Hutch Cancer Center developmental biologist Cecilia Moens, PhD, was recently announced as the recipient of the Raisbeck Endowed Chair for Basic Science. Endowed chairs are one of the highest ...

Earth science is a quest for fundamental knowledge about the origin, evolution, and future of the natural world. Opportunities in this science have been opened up by major improvements in techniques ...