The Trump administration has proposed and implemented substantial cuts to scientific research funding, which are expected to impact scientific progress profoundly. The administration has proposed ...

Scientists have found the oldest direct evidence for tectonic motion on Earth by more than half a billion years ...

Basic scientific research is a key contributor to economic productivity. Is science running out of steam? A growing body of research suggests that disruptive breakthroughs—the kind that fundamentally ...

To counter President Donald Trump’s cuts to scientific research at California universities, state lawmakers are proposing a $23 billion bond issue to fund such work at campus labs, hospitals and ...

A new analysis represents the largest effort yet to systematically parse all the data from high-quality clinical trials on cannabis and mental health. The evidence is lacking.

Evidence Center director touts multidisciplinary focus for new discoveries at national food policy conference.

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. Even in this starkly divided country, Americans can agree on one ...

Colleges and universities are digging into their own pockets to temporarily support graduate students and faculty in limbo after the Trump administration’s sudden cancellation—and stalled review—of ...

For the past few years, I have grown a variety of peppers in my garden. I use them to make a pepper sauce. The sauce has to age for one year in the dark corner of our pantry. I don’t necessarily ...

Anthropic is launching an AI for Science program to support researchers working on “high-impact” scientific projects, with a focus on biology and life sciences applications. The program, announced ...

A sweeping new study from Northwestern University reveals that scientific fraud is no longer just the work of a few rogue researchers—it has evolved into a global, organized enterprise. By analyzing ...

When a group of researchers at Northwestern University uncovered evidence of widespread—and growing—research fraud in scientific publishing, editors at some academic journals weren’t exactly rushing ...