A lot of scientific software is freeware or free/open source software (FOSS). That’s appropriate: just as the process of science should be open to enhance reproducibility, its tools should be as ...

It's a familiar refrain: we need to do more to attract and retain students in STEM majors. As a New York Times story argued late last year, one of the keys to doing so involves less lecture, more ...

In the landlocked, sub-Saharan country of Malawi, oftentimes only land separates wells for drinking water from sewage in toilet pits. Cholera, a highly contagious bacterial disease found in ...

Science can be expensive. But making customized scientific equipment doesn't have to be. Researchers at Michigan Technological University have compiled economic data on the effectiveness of open ...

Ed tech startup Labster whose software platform enables virtual simulations of laboratories for teaching life science to students, has closed a $10 million Series A round of funding led by early stage ...

WELLINGTON — “A little dab’ll do ya,” proclaims a 1950s TV commercial. Though the ad was selling hair cream, the concept could be applied to the process of replicating DNA in a science lab or ...

Rising demands in healthcare research, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, along with increased spending on research and development, has fueled greater reliance on life science and medical ...

Science labs across the country are running low on crucial equipment. Our Planet Money team investigated what is behind the supply shortage. Science labs across the country are running low on crucial ...

Have you ever needed to hunt down a short circuit, but you’ve had no idea where it is or how it’s happening? As it turns out, there are tools to help in that regard. Enter the Leakseeker-89R. The ...

A private college in Pennsylvania will use a $30,000 grant from Constellation Energy to supply its mobile Science in Motion program with equipment to be loaned out to school districts across the state ...