Learn about research and development (R&D), including how it drives innovation, improves products, and helps keep companies competitive in different industries.

Scientists have always needed someone to help foot the bill for their work. In the 19th century, for example, Charles Darwin made an expensive voyage to the southernmost tip of the Americas, visiting ...

Reducing federal support for research and development could cause long-run economic damage and reduce government revenue. By Ben Casselman Cutting federal funding for scientific research could cause ...