The federal government is more likely to fund curiosity-driven basic research, while industry is more likely to support ...

The export control regulations exempt from licensing requirements technical information (but not controlled items) resulting from "fundamental research." Fundamental research is defined as basic and ...

The perinatal period and early childhood represent critical windows of development, where interventions have lifelong ...

Politicization and tenure have corrupted the institution. We need an alternative.

Ten years ago, my husband Sergio was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer at age 65. He refused the only treatment offered to ...

Many Americans are convinced that only government can provide useful science since government is supposed to be “neutral,” ...

For example, the Nobel prize in economic science, awarded this week, underlined the importance of funding basic research.

Unprecedented cuts have researchers scrambling, but other sources can’t fill the gap.

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. I had a fascinating conversation recently with someone from the pharmaceutical industry. We ...