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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 14-Oct-2025 19:11 ET (14-Oct-2025 23:11 GMT/UTC)
A brief history of federal funding for basic science
Harvard Medical SchoolFor 75 years, the federal government has partnered with academic institutions, fueling discoveries that have transformed medicine and saved lives. But recent moves by the Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies — including funding cuts and proposed changes to how research support is allocated — now threaten this legacy.
Your kitchen: Cooking, conversation and hand injuries
Mayo ClinicT cells can sense testosterone—What does that mean for prostate cancer therapies?
La Jolla Institute for ImmunologyThere is a nuanced history between Pakistan and India, current conflict could have significant consequences
Murdoch UniversityBlueberry research bears fruit at SFU greenhouses
Simon Fraser UniversityHarri Pennanen - writing the future of 6G, one blink at a time
University of Oulu, FinlandTracing the path from basic research to transformative therapies
Harvard Medical SchoolTiny ocean microbes have big ecological impact
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate UniversityKTU professor Mayur Pal: The future of Lithuania’s energy may lie beneath the ground
Kaunas University of TechnologyRising energy prices, geopolitical instability, and the challenges of climate change are increasingly prompting the question: Can we supply ourselves with energy that is both sustainable and reliable? In search of an answer, more and more attention is being directed towards the Earth’s deep heat. While geothermal energy is most associated with countries such as Iceland or Italy, few know Lithuania also has this clean, stable, and local energy source. In this respect, Lithuania is unique among the Baltic countries.