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 ...

If confirmed, Jim O'Neill would be the first non-scientist or non-engineer to lead the agency, which is a big funder of US ...

Support for basic research is an essential part of building European competitiveness, according to witnesses appearing before ...

Biomedical science in the United States is at a crossroads. For 75 years, the federal government has partnered with academic institutions, fueling discoveries that have transformed medicine and saved ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the past decade, research investigating the impact of music on health and wellbeing has grown exponentially. Federal, ...