The brain does not need its sophisticated cortex to interpret the visual world. A new study published in PLOS Biology ...

As the world approaches critical tipping points, a comprehensive global scientific report shows that resilience—the ability ...

The scientific Nobels announced this week — in Physiology or Medicine, Physics and Chemistry — honored achievements rooted in fundamental research from decades ago. By Katrina Miller Katrina Miller ...

DAVAO CITY—The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has proposed to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) a science and technology-based concept and system that will fight and prevent ...

LX Group is partnering with Seoul National University (SNU) to invest 700 million won ($496,000) over the next five years to unearth and nurture the next generation of scientists. LX Holdings ...

Bill Nye the Science Guy has gone Hollywood (literally). The legendary STEM educator, who taught basic science to wide swaths of America's children on PBS' "Bill Nye the Science Guy" in the mid-'90s, ...

Sandia scientists developed a new type of X-ray that uses patterned multi-metal targets to create colorized, high-resolution images. The technology promises sharper scans, better material detection, ...

Virginia Gewin is a freelance reporter in Portland, Oregon. Amid a backdrop of massive cuts in US federal support for scientific research, a new effort — the Science Foundation — launched last week to ...

Up to 10 to 20% of the proteome contains regions with much lower amino acid diversity than would be expected by chance. This year’s Lasker Basic Science Award is given to Steven McKnight and Dirk ...

Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed science as a rival for social influence. Experts see President Trump as borrowing some of their tactics. Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed ...

1 Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, United States 2 Department of Basic Science Education, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, United States Medical education ...

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. The number of basic science papers published by recipients of ...