It’s official. Joe Biden and Donald Trump have secured the necessary delegates[1] to be their parties’ nominees for president in the 2024 election. Barring unforeseen events, the two will be formally nominated at the party conventions this summer and face
How do airplanes fly? An aerospace engineer explains the physics of flight
Curious Kids[1] is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. [2]. How do airplanes fly? – Benson, age 10, Rockford, Michigan Airplane flight is one of the
Pacemaker powered by light eliminates need for batteries and allows the heart to function more naturally − new research
City mouse or country mouse? I collect mice from Philly homes to study how they got so good at urban living
Dusty barns, gleaming stables and damp basements. These are all places where you might find a house mouse – or a member of my research team.
I’m an evolutionary biologist[1], and my lab at Drexel University studies wild house mice. With help from
Proteins in milk and blood could one day let doctors detect breast cancer earlier – and save lives
Doctors may someday be able to use bodily fluids to noninvasively detect breast cancer in patients earlier than is possible now.
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women[1] in the U.S. and is currently one of the leading causes of
Congress’ failure so far to deliver on promise of tens of billions in new research spending threatens America’s long-term economic competitiveness
Federal spending on fundamental scientific research is pivotal to America’s long-term economic competitiveness and growth. But less than two years after agreeing the U.S. needed to invest[1] tens of billions of dollars more in basic research than it had
Solar eclipses result from a fantastic celestial coincidence of scale and distance
On April 8, 2024, millions across the U.S. will have the once-in-a-lifetime chance to view a total solar eclipse. Cities including[1] Austin, Texas; Buffalo, New York; and Cleveland, Ohio, will have a direct view of this rare cosmic event that lasts for