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

Fred Hutch Cancer Center developmental biologist Cecilia Moens, PhD, was recently announced as the recipient of the Raisbeck Endowed Chair for Basic Science. Endowed chairs are one of the highest ...

Truth is uncovered in many ways—and basic science research is one of the most effective methods of revealing new truths. At the Saint Louis University School of Medicine, a team of researchers are ...

What’s the purpose of your study? It’s the question many basic-science researchers dread. And it’s the question that Carly Anne York received about 10 years ago from a fellow volunteer at the Virginia ...

South Korea’s state-backed Institute for Basic Science has ordered the first of five cubesats to study Venus from LEO starting next year, bolstering sustained planetary research as flagship missions ...