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

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 ...

Simple home experiments that illustrate basic science make abstract concepts tangible.

Growing up, we all had to do all kinds of science projects in school. For Baby Boomers, here are several classic science projects that just about everyone had to do at least once.

Bruce J. MacFadden has received funding from the U. S. National Science Foundation. It might seem surprising, but federal research funding isn’t just for scientists. A component of many federal grants ...