Francis Halzen wins the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on a high-energy neutrino observatory at the South Pole.

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: NIH Operates Under a Continuing Resolution NOT-OD-26-131. NIH

Fiji’s rapidly growing epidemic is a warning about what happens when complacency, vulnerability and retreating resources give the virus an opening

Why a mysterious death in Siberia has captured our attention while far more consequential outbreaks struggle to do the same

Measles cases have surged in 2026, and Pennsylvania reported more than a thousand cases as of Monday.

Literary interests are a green flag for those looking for a partner with curiosity and communication skills — or just the ability to put down the phone.

A public dataset from Grant Witness shows NIH has issued about 11 percent fewer grant awards this fiscal year than its five-year average pace.

The lawsuit, filed on Sept.16, alleges that NIH, the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research, is unconstitutionally censoring scientific research in relation to requiring a list of keywor...

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, retiring soon, says without checks on power, U.S. democracy is at risk. He discusses his fears for the future of U.S. democracy and his relationship with President Trump.

The lawsuit, filed on Sept.16, alleges that NIH, the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research, is unconstitutionally censoring scientific research in relation to requiring a list of keywor...

The official website for the best-selling author of The Fifth Risk, The Undoing Project, Flash Boys, The Big Short, Liar's Poker, and Moneyball, among other works.

​Senate appropriators from both parties are workshopping language that could be added to a spending bill to prevent the White House from exerting political influence on medical research grants. The pr...

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel were recognized for their work on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, a technique that uses tiny lights to activate neurons in the brain.

Optogenetics has come in for some stick lately, with a number of people criticising the hype that this technique generates in some quar...

While normal people don't want any child to suffer or die because their parents were tricked by disinformation, the leaders of the anti-vaccine movement, who profit by lying about vaccines, don't care

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