For decades, scientific knowledge has been firmly shut behind the lock and key of eye-wateringly expensive journal paywalls. But in recent years a tide has been turning against the rigid, antiquated ...

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.

Institute for Advanced Study Professor Alondra Nelson, a co-leader of the initiative, speaks at The Public's Science research workshop. UC Santa Cruz Professor of Sociology Jenny Reardon, who is ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across. So ...

Dedicated research support ensures students are exposed to cutting-edge imaging systems like satellites and detectors to answer fundamental scientific questions, monitor, and protect our environment, ...

Encompassing six research area concentrations, the Department of Biological Sciences fosters a culture supporting collaborations linking faculty, post-doctoral researchers, graduate students and ...

Undergraduate research is part of our DNA. Students can hit the ground running with research projects as early as their first year. The lab and scientific writing skills that undergraduates develop ...

An ad hoc multidisciplinary committee explored what is known about effective science communication and described a comprehensive research agenda to improve the communication of science to inform ...

Scientists, faculty and staff at Emory University received an alarming email Saturday: An announcement of funding caps from the National Institutes of Health meant scientists and their labs at ...

Is social science research trustworthy? The economist Noah Smith raises this question in a recent piece entitled “How many of our ‘facts’ about society health, and the economy are fake?” As he points ...