Some lives seem to belong less to a nation or a profession than to a disposition. George B. Schaller’s was one of them. He ...

After more than a decade of work, researchers now say they have uncovered the root cause of water’s unusual behavior. Their ...

Objectives This study aims to identify practical, trauma-informed strategies to improve engagement of populations experiencing homelessness in observational health research. Design Data from three ...

The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA) is lagging behind China’s national average in basic research, despite showing strong potential in sectors such as semiconductors and smart ...

Researchers at Stanford and Caltech have found some critical reasoning failures in advanced AI models. LLMs are great at recognizing patterns, but they have trouble with basic logic, social reasoning, ...

Once again, a Flat Earther attempts to explain how eclipses “prove” the Earth is flat — and once again, physics, astronomy, and basic observation destroy the argument. In this video, we break down the ...

This appendix contains definitions of basic, applied, and fundamental research quoted from various sources. DOD Financial Management Regulation, DOD 7000.14-R, Vol. 2B, Ch. 5: Basic research is ...

Researchers have discovered that ADHD’s hallmark mind wandering might actually boost creativity. People who deliberately let their thoughts drift scored higher on creative tests in two large studies.

The radical dismantling of government-funded basic research will accelerate the deterioration of universities’ beneficent implementation of the scientific method — the greatest accomplishment of ...

Scientists have always needed someone to help foot the bill for their work. In the 19th century, for example, Charles Darwin made an expensive voyage to the southernmost tip of the Americas, visiting ...

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 ...