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.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a USD 400 million annual funding opportunity for basic research. The initiative aims to advance scientific knowledge, accelerate discoveries, and lay ...

STRASBOURG, France, 10 December 2024 – The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP), global leader in pioneering frontier life science research has released its annual Science Digest. The 60-page volume ...

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 ...

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 ...

This 2025 Focused Update addresses changes in recommendations for the treatment of dyslipidaemias based on new evidence published since the 2019 version, up until 31 March 2025. Cardiovascular ...

Two recent gifts to the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine support research into idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a devastating disease in which tissue deep in the lungs ...

Canada’s National Research Council boldly advertises itself as “advancing mission-driven science and innovation” — to strengthen national security, economic resilience and global competitiveness. This ...