In recent debates about government funding, certain quirky-sounding research projects — like studying shrimp on treadmills — have grabbed headlines and become easy targets for criticism. Politicians ...

On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate the stories of 3 remarkable female scientists, advancing ...

After nearly 40 years of research on how Listeria bacteria manipulate our cells and battle our immune system to cause listeriosis, Daniel Portnoy and his colleagues have discovered a way to turn the ...

Hedge funds pool capital from wealthy individuals and institutions to pursue aggressive strategies aimed at generating high returns. Activist hedge funds usually buy stakes in publicly traded ...

The Trump administration's cuts to health research will shorten life expectancy and threaten the lives of all Americans, according to university union leaders and scientists. Lab leaders and ...

Biomedical science in the United States is at a crossroads. For 75 years, the federal government has partnered with academic institutions, fueling discoveries that have transformed medicine and saved ...

American Heart Month spotlights heart disease, the leading cause of death among Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Basic science researchers at the Johns Hopkins ...

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 ...

Since 2009, American eighth graders have taken the National Assessment of Educational Progress Science Assessment to measure ...