At first glance, some scientific research can seem, well, impractical. When physicists began exploring the strange, subatomic world of quantum mechanics a century ago, they weren't trying to build ...

Daniel Jarosz, PhD, associate professor of chemical and systems biology and of developmental biology, has been appointed Stanford School of Medicine’s senior associate dean for basic science. He ...

As many older companies move away from fundamental research, young technology firms are picking up the slack. The sensors enable aerial drones to track endangered animals and record changes in their ...