Global positioning systems that support mapping programs are a prime example of how basic science can lead to unforeseen but ...

An analysis by the American Association for the Advancement of Science shows the impact of the administration’s budget plan ...

Today, basic science — the pursuit of knowledge without immediate practical application — is increasingly imperiled as policymakers challenge funding decisions and push for more narrowly ...

Basic science can be understood as research aimed at discovery, rather than immediate applications or commercial products. Although such research never enjoyed anything close to the majority of ...

Perhaps learning those lessons, modern-day tech companies seem to focus far more on commercial applications than on basic research. As The Economist reported in 2007, the vast R&D budgets of ...

In Defense Of Basic Science : 13.7: Cosmos And Culture Why should scientists work on questions so removed from everyday life when they could be working on a cure for malaria or on a cost-effective ...

In the biomedical field, basic science researchers spend their careers trying to understand the workings of the human body on a cellular level. The International Council for Science defines basic ...

Heretical as it may sound, “basic science” isn’t nearly as productive of new inventions as we tend to think. Suppose Thomas Edison had died of an electric shock before thinking up the light ...

MIT President L. Rafael Reif’s “The Dividends of Funding Basic Science,” op-ed, Dec. 6, talks about basic and applied research as though they are fundamentally different. They are not.

In the end, it is truly a combination of basic science, evidence-based guidelines, and clinical experience that shape a physician's practice. Submit a Question on Medical School and Residency.