For decades, the federal government supported basic scientific research. The Trump administration is trying to change that.

Astronomers have long been puzzled by a cosmic mystery: planets orbiting two stars—like Star Wars’ Tatooine—are surprisingly rare, even though they should be common. New research suggests the culprit ...

Raspberry Pi computers are tiny, but you can do a lot with them. Ad blocking, network security, and retro gaming are just a ...

The setup of the ingenious computer that works with tension and springs. Credit: St. Olaf College It has no wires, no silicon ...

In crowded environments, more robots don’t always mean faster results—in fact, too many can bring everything to a standstill.

University of Washington researchers developed the first system that incorporates tiny cameras in off-the-shelf wireless ...

A simple random sample is a subset of a statistical population where each member of the population is equally likely to be ...

Footprint tunnels to detect animals are made from cardboard, paper and an ink mixture Ecologists are asking islanders to help track small mammals through a new citizen science project called Garden ...

A small Pacific nation has launched what officials describe as the first nationwide universal basic income (UBI) program, offering quarterly payments to citizens as a financial safety net. In some ...

The following is a story that originally appeared on the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences website. Spend enough time on a college campus and you will hear the usual stereotypes about computer ...

Feb. 25 (Asia Today) --The Ministry of Science and ICT has begun preparatory research to draft enforcement decrees for South Korea's new Small Modular Reactor Special Act, aiming to accelerate ...