What characteristics drive scientific discovery? Experience is often seen as key, with success coming from years of knowledge building and collaboration. This is certainly true for most Nobel Prize ...

The world is littered with trillions of micro- and nanoscopic pieces of plastic. These can be smaller than a virus -- just the right size to disrupt cells and even alter DNA. Researchers find them ...

The U.S. government spends over $160 billion annually on scientific research. This massive expense is marketed to taxpayers as an investment in groundbreaking research that fuels innovation and ...

Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is no longer a bottom-of-the-page tick box on the health research quality checklist. Consensus statements in cancer1 and general medicine2 are prominent examples ...

The Trump administration has prioritized federal spending cuts early in President Donald Trump’s second term, led in part by cuts to science research funding at universities across the country. That ...

Researchers who are using generative AI to write scientific papers are publishing a significantly higher number of studies, a new analysis finds (Science 2025, DOI: 10.1126/science.adw3000). The ...

On a few special Saturdays out of the year, visitors to the St. Louis Science Center are treated with a mind-blowing event: The Amazing Brain Carnival. Featuring a variety of activities for guests to ...

Despite growing calls for diversity, equity and inclusion in science, a new study reveals how deep-rooted disparities ...