In the classic Schoolhouse Rock song “I’m Just a Bill,” the bill laments the prospect of waiting with other bills, hoping to ...

More than 900 research grants worth $2.6 billion are in jeopardy. So is the 80-year-old model of American science.

Researchers identified the likely planetary candidate’s infrared light after blocking out its host star’s overwhelming glare ...

The NSF funds basic science research — the kinds of questions sparked by curiosity that may have no clear application and little interest from corporations or philanthropies, but that can deepen ...

For me, the most fascinating part is the fact that such a group of animals managed to adapt to different habitats, which ...

The National Science Foundation, a major government funder of basic science research, is being shaken up, with over 1,000 grants already terminated and the White House looking to halve its budget.

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ... Mitra and colleagues wrote that their observation “challenges our basic understanding of physics,” with practical effects extending ...

The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.

The China Association for Science and Technology will host its annual meeting in Beijing next month, bringing together ...