At first glance, some scientific research can seem, well, impractical. When physicists began exploring the strange, subatomic ...

A young child arrives at the hospital with a complex array of unexplained symptoms — no clear diagnosis, no obvious path forward. It could be a rare disease with few documented cases, or an atypical ...

The challenge of creating next-gen organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays has been finding a way to improve color brilliance without lowering electrical efficiency. Now, researchers have found a ...

GYA and 30 Young Academies and Associations release statement suggesting actionable steps to connect fundamental science with sustainable development during Closing Ceremony of IYBSSD meeting In a ...

Around the world, budgets for fundamental research — studies that seek primarily to advance knowledge for its own sake, without an expectation of a return on investment — are coming under pressure to ...

In creating five new isotopes, scientists have brought the stars closer to Earth. The isotopes are known as thulium-182, thulium-183, ytterbium-186, ytterbium-187 and lutetium-190. In creating five ...

The International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) and its partners will host Fundamental Life Science Meets Climate, Environment and Sustainability, a Science Summit and ...