Millions of scientific papers are published globally every year. These papers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine present discoveries that range from the mundane to the ...

New studies and patents are "increasingly less likely to break with the past in ways that push science and technology in new directions," according to a 2023 paper that found a lack of disruptive ...

Killer viruses. Artificial intelligence. Extreme weather. Microplastics. Mental health. These are just a few of the pressing issues on which governments need science to inform their policies. But the ...

Brandon Jones (center), president of the American Geophysical Union, speaks about how the global science community can withstand political attacks on science during the European Geosciences Union ...

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In the atrium of a research building at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Beijing is a wall of patents. Around five metres wide and two storeys high, the wall displays 192 certificates, ...

World Science Festival Brisbane has announced that NASA astronaut Christina Koch will be attending the 2025 festival. Known for her groundbreaking achievements in space exploration, Koch is set to ...

A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." Stephanie Sy examines what’s ...

Confusion and anxiety is rippling through the US health-research community this week following Donald Trump taking office as the 47th US president. His administration has abruptly cancelled ...