On the following pages, you’ll meet just a few of the UAB scientists whose discoveries hold tremendous potential to transform the treatment landscape for a variety of diseases, from kidney disease to ...

Critical thinking: It is vital to create an environment in which fundamental science can thrive. (Courtesy: iStock/Pobytov) History teaches us that fundamental science is critical to the development ...

Despite all we've learned about physics, science, and the Universe before us, there are still some incredibly fundamental questions whose answers are still elusive. Each one is a challenge to humanity ...

It’s a pity that Matt Ridley dismisses basic science (“The Myth of Basic Science,” Review, Oct. 24). Without the very abstract general theory of relativity, your GPS navigation system wouldn’t work.

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 ...

James Tour's lab at Rice University has developed a new method known as flash-within-flash Joule heating (FWF) that could transform the synthesis of high-quality solid-state materials, offering a ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. As of April 6, 2020, more than 1.3 million people worldwide have tested ...

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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 ...

MIT Press recently published Fundamental Proof Methods in Computer Science, a book by Konstantine Arkoudas and David Musser, a professor emeritus of computer science at the Rensselaer Polytechnic ...