Boldness, creativity and an aptitude for taking risks are all characteristics of a successful innovator. They also apply to UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS) assistant professor ...

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Mr. Patel is a staff editor in Opinion who covers science. America is at risk of losing a generation of scientists. Amid sweeping cuts to federal research funding by the Trump administration, job ...

When I was a kid, I’d sometimes spend the day with my dad in his lab, at the National Institutes of Health. For a few hours I’d read, while eating vending-machine crackers and drinking Diet Coke. I’d ...

Shivanku Misra is an AI expert, currently serving as Vice President overseeing enterprise advanced analytics and AI initiatives at McKesson. In the rapidly evolving field of data science, the success ...

Sociologists explain the data behind the gender gap in STEM careers. National Institutes of Health director Francis Collins—an outspoken Christian—has also spoken out about science’s glaring need to ...

As with most disasters, when the history of the COVID pandemic is written, there will be a fair amount of finger-pointing involved. Much more could have been done to mitigate the coronavirus impact in ...

Axiom Space's first mission plans a hefty science agenda during eight days on the International Space Station. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...