Since World War II, federal funding has been the central driver of American scientific research. Recently, a state-based model for research shows how local research could be used to solve local ...

Lessons resonate more with students when they can see that what they are learning in class has real, tangible meaning.

Latin America’s scientific culture can help build stronger institutions and a more just account of where knowledge comes from.

But the task of improving and investing is hindered by the lack of standardized, high-quality data about the grid’s physical ...

How can rapidly expanding cities provide affordable, green housing? To understand the challenges in doing so, look to the ...

Iyamu’s story takes us to an ambitious green housing project, run by a grief-stricken daughter struggling to keep her ...

A core design feature of two funding programs allows them to serve diverse missions across the federal innovation system.

When the second Trump administration took office in January 2025, the executive branch moved forcefully to slash federal funding for science. It posed challenge after challenge to the long-standing ...

Reforms to America’s seed fund should be a catalyst for policies that help more small businesses bring new technologies to market. In late February, after a five-month stalemate, the US Senate reached ...

Restoring US manufacturing leadership requires a culture shift in how engineers, technologists, and technicians translate ideas into production. “Do you have any information about welders?” The ...

Simons Foundation president David Spergel talks about the evolving landscape for science philanthropy, his outlook for the research enterprise, and remaining hopeful in an uncertain time.

Four years ago, we founded a new kind of scientific organization to build fundamental technologies and accelerate discovery. Almost a dozen launches later, we have an idea of what works—and what doesn ...