Innovation

Each year, the MacArthur Foundation gives 20 to 30 individuals $625,000 grants to pursue creative research projects in their chosen fields.

The U.S. government and private sector continue to invest billions across Latin America. Learn more about some recent initiatives.

A researcher has developed a ventilation system that would limit the transmission of pathogens, including the coronavirus, inside airplanes and vehicles.

Learn how the Chinese Communist Party steals research and technology from other countries to boost its military and economic power.

Peter Tsai created the material for N95 masks in the early 1990s. Never did he expect his invention would save millions of lives during a pandemic.

In May, SpaceX became the first private company anywhere in the world to launch two humans into Earth's orbit. But it took some practicing to get there.

In a world where scientists are eager to publish their discoveries and phony research is on the rise, learn how one journal weeds out bad science.

The World Economic Forum has honored many U.S. companies for technological advances. See how U.S. innovators are improving how we live.

Researchers in the U.S. are using artificial intelligence to track COVID-19 outbreaks around the world and treat patients at home.