As the moon blankets the sun and casts a dark shadow over the Earth, scientific breakthroughs can come to light. Total solar eclipses are more than just breathtaking spectacles—they are cosmic ...

Sometimes the most powerful tool in research is people spending a few minutes to record their observations while going about their daily lives. An early example of this sort of “citizen science” is ...

Both funders and researchers would find it useful to know which areas of inquiry are most likely to lead to important findings. A new metrics-based approach aims to analyze paper citations, patents, ...

‘Big science’ today is international, interdisciplinary and inter-institutional. Big science projects are anchored around expensive, large and complex instruments, they can run for several decades and ...

As the construction of the Electron–Ion Collider (EIC) is starting, the EIC Project Director Jim Yeck shares his experience on the main ingredients for success of big science projects. The ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s Department of Chemistry is touting another prestigious grant—$1.4 million—from the National Science Foundation, positioning faculty to advance scientific ...

NASA is contributing to the One Million Acts of Science event, which seeks to encourage people to participate in various scientific projects and rack up one million individual contributions by the end ...

Being a successful project manager has more to do with interpersonal skills and strategic thinking than hard technical skills. You must be able to motivate a team, work well with others, and be ...