It might seem surprising, but federal research funding isn’t just for scientists. A component of many federal grants that support basic research requires that discoveries be shared with nonscientists.

Matt Valle, left, of the C.M. Rick Tomato Genetics Resource Center, plants seeds with greenhouse manager Eric Haddix in a UC Davis greenhouse. (UC Davis photo) While we’re enjoying the last days of ...

The basic researcher is driven by curiosity and a desire to explore unknown territory. Basic research includes theoretical research and early-stage investigations in the laboratory or field. A ...

Progress, despite what you have heard lately from some environmentalists and populists (of the left and right), is good. Really good, in fact. The new working paper “A Calculation of the Social ...

Yet, there is good reason to believe that federal research funds in the U.S. are not being spent wisely. Rather than devoting resources to the generation of The case for non-defense development ...