They say reality is stranger than fiction. With Halloween just around the corner, we wanted to explore the creepier side of science. Over the past year, scientists have uncovered zombie fungi, ...

It’s not a good look for science when the most hyped, heavily marketed, and supposedly transformative discoveries are later discredited. Among the more spectacular cases were claims that a team of ...

HOUSTON, Oct. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rice University has announced the creation of the Rice Brain Institute (RBI), an ambitious, interdisciplinary hub that unites faculty members across campus, ...

Around the world, budgets for fundamental research — studies that seek primarily to advance knowledge for its own sake, without an expectation of a return on investment — are coming under pressure to ...

Northwestern University recently awarded more than $2 million to eight innovative projects, including ones with Northwestern Engineering researchers, through the Pat & Shirley Ryan Family Research ...