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The federal government is more likely to fund curiosity-driven basic research, while industry is more likely to support research that has a clearer eventual payoff.

By cranking up the difficulty on the test task, researchers found that children are capable of finding systematic solutions to complex problems far earlier than psychologists had believed.

Virtual reality might seem like an unlikely way to help kids develop empathy, but the right VR environment can do just that.

Marie Curie's daughter Irene continued her family's Nobel legacy by discovering artificial radioactivity.

Apps and websites that cropped up in the wake of #MeToo can't fully capture the dynamics that make informal offline networks function.

Dietary supplement companies tout chromium as a way to boost energy, weight loss and blood sugar control. But the studies behind these claims are either flawed or inconclusive.

Cancer. Diabetes. Aging itself. Rapamycin's potential to treat an array of diseases has been a source of scientific fascination. But many aren't aware of its origins - and its complicated legacy.

Thomas Edison is just part of the answer, and the light bulb is just part of what he achieved.

From tigers to mice and penguins to elephants - animal pharmacologists analyze samples from them all and play an important role in devising treatment plans.

An environmental engineer explains how his research team is developing a system containing bacteria, biochar and gel to break down pollutants in waterways.