New studies and patents are "increasingly less likely to break with the past in ways that push science and technology in new directions," according to a 2023 paper that found a lack of disruptive ...

For decades, the United States has been at the forefront of scientific innovation, from space exploration to groundbreaking medical research. But now, as sweeping funding cuts threaten research ...

The scientific community has made tremendous progress against viral diseases. Cutting-edge science has led to biomedical innovations once thought impossible, including antiviral treatments for people ...

The Trump administration’s proposed 2026 budget, released on May 2, included steep cuts to scientific agencies. The National Science Foundation saw its funding slashed 56 percent, and the National ...

Scientific breakthroughs — from next-generation vaccines to long-acting medications to prevent HIV — are fueling new hope in women’s health. But experts warn that persistent gaps in funding and access ...

Professor James Larkin, Director of the Radiation and Health Physics Unit at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University) and Chief Scientific Officer of the Rhisotope Project inserts a ...

Foundation models—artificial intelligence systems trained on massive data sets to perform a wide range of tasks—have the potential to transform scientific discovery and innovation. At the request of ...

Biogen isn’t shy about aspirations to expand beyond neurology and further establish itself in immunology and rare diseases. Recent business development deals have focused on enhancing the company’s ...

In a first-of-its-kind achievement, researchers non-invasively and precisely directed ultrasound beams to target a location deep within the brain An astrophysicist argues that the interstellar mission ...