An inefficient peer review process, the fact that renting a research paper for 48 hours can cost over $30, and the fact that scientists are spending more time applying for research grants than ...

Julie Gould is a freelance science writer in London. How do you learn leadership skills as a researcher, and how well is science served by its current crop of leaders? These are just two of the ...

Nuclear fusion. People on Mars. Artificial general intelligence. These are just some of the advances that could come by the ...

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. One of the most notable things about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—the secretary of the Department of Health and Human ...

In their pursuit of science and discovery, the few female scientists at MIT in the late 20th century found themselves faced with hurdles related to their gender, rather than their research. So they ...

Cong Lu has long been fascinated by how to use technology to make his job as a research scientist more efficient. But his latest project takes the idea to an extreme. Lu, who is a postdoctoral ...

Science is usually one of the more hands-on subjects in middle school: Students design research questions, draw diagrams, and conduct experiments. But the country’s 8th graders are less likely to do ...

Thinking about science and technology in terms of return on investment misses the point. Here’s what kids really need to know. No lightsaber ever came to be, but I’ve been teaching undergraduates ...

Many foods we consume today are ultraprocessed, packed with unhealthy ingredients, and linked to major health risks. As consumption of these foods rises, so do chronic health issues, especially among ...