As a self-proclaimed lifelong learner and former educator, Amy Boyington is passionate about researching and advocating for learners of all ages. For over a decade, Amy has specialized in writing ...

Is social science research trustworthy? The economist Noah Smith raises this question in a recent piece entitled “How many of our ‘facts’ about society health, and the economy are fake?” As he points ...

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 ...

Behavioral science describes the study of human behavior through the use of systematic experimentation and observation. Behavioral scientists study when and why individuals engage in specific ...

At UMass Chan Medical School, gene therapy researchers Terence R. Flotte and Robert H. Brown are trying to figure out how to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the fatal neurodegenerative condition ...

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 ...

ADELPHI, Md. — Secretary of the Army Christine E. Wormuth designated the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory as one of the four Department of Defense Quantum ...

Test your science knowledge by taking the interactive quiz. The short quiz tests your knowledge of questions recently asked in a national poll. After completing the quiz, you can compare your score ...