At first glance, some scientific research can seem, well, impractical. When physicists began exploring the strange, subatomic ...

China cannot merely chase the technological frontier – it must seize ownership of it, a prominent economist has warned, urging Beijing to accelerate basic research and master core technologies to gain ...

More than 30,000 outstanding students have engaged in basic disciplines in China since a talent cultivation plan was launched in 2009 and many graduates have achieved major research breakthroughs, the ...

Materials that are essential for the transition to a sustainable society are currently being extracted using methods that are far from sustainable or environment-friendly. Magnets based on REE are ...

Ryan Summers receives funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He is affiliated with the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE), NARST, ...

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 ...

Medical research is essential for advancing the understanding of health, diseases, and treatments. There are many types of studies that serve different purposes. Medical research, or health research, ...

Pond scum and platinum shared the stage at the Library of Congress on September 16, as a packed house gathered to celebrate the unexpected impacts of odd-sounding science. The Golden Goose Award ...

Introduction: Under the background of “basic top-notch 2.0” plan, taking the graduate students of Xiangya School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University as an example, to explore their ...

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Association of American Universities (AAU) have announced the 2025 Golden Goose Awards, a recognition that spotlights obscure, ...

Matt Valle, left, of the C.M. Rick Tomato Genetics Resource Center, plants seeds with greenhouse manager Eric Haddix in a UC Davis greenhouse. (UC Davis photo) While we’re enjoying the last days of ...