From curing strawberry diseases to removing carbon from the atmosphere, seaweed is much more than a nutritious side dish. Hundreds of international scientists and industry experts will gather in the Australian island state of Tasmania this week to discuss the crop’s untapped potential. Karlotta Rieve visited more than 100 seaweed farms over the course of…

From curing strawberry diseases to removing carbon from the atmosphere, seaweed is much more than a nutritious side dish. Hundreds of international scientists and industry experts will gather in the Australian island state of Tasmania this week to discuss the crop’s untapped potential. Karlotta Rieve visited more than 100 seaweed farms over the course of…

Long before COVID-19, academics squabbled about the methodology, clinical sample sizes, and data manipulation of published scientific papers—especially if they did not agree with conclusions or were educational rivals. Since the medical journal publication process—especially peer review are so slow—the latter taking longer than a year at some journals—many researchers have turned to preprint servers….

Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed a novel technology for simultaneous genomic DNA and RNA sequencing in single cells from frozen and fresh tissues and identified rare brain tumor cell “spies” disguised as normal cells using this method. This breakthrough advances cancer research for some of the most…

Immunologist and biochemist William Parker, Ph.D., often spends his days with rats. They’re sociable animals, he says, which makes them perfect for experiments that study social behaviors. Parker, a well-spoken, well-published academic who is famous for being on time with every deadline as well as being part of the research team that discovered the function…

Two dogs escape from a British government research lab. As the authorities hunt down the canine fugitives, the two dogs search for their original master and for a place where they’ll be free from the iniquities and cruelties of mankind. Credit: Public Domain Movies …

Recently released findings show U.S. government agencies sent over $28 million in taxpayers’ dollars “directly to Chinese entities” for joint research over a five-year period ending 2021. From fiscal years 2015 through 2021, “the CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention], NIH [National Institutes of Health], and DOD [Department of Defense] provided 22 awards totaling…

More than 150 scientists who worked in a top U.S. national security laboratory were hired by the Chinese regime to do research, according to a new report. Much of that research has directly advanced Chinese military technology, which now threatens U.S. national security. The report (pdf), published by strategic intelligence firm Strider Technologies, claims that…

Peer-reviewed scientific publishing works like this: a scientist or a science team have a scientific question, they come together to design and conduct an experiment to try to answer that question. The experiment may take months, years, or even decades. Once the scientists have collected and analyzed the experiment’s results, they write up their findings,…

SEOUL, South Korea—Samsung Electronics said on Friday it broke ground at a new semiconductor research and development (R&D) complex in South Korea, where it plans to invest about 20 trillion won ($15 billion) by 2028 to drive leadership in chip technology. The world’s largest memory chip maker and second-largest chip contract manufacturer said the new…