It's National Science Week, so we thought we'd test your basic science knowledge.

Steve G Hoffman, Thinking science with thinking machines: The multiple realities of basic and applied knowledge in a research border zone, Social Studies of Science, Vol. 45, No. 2 (April 2015), pp.

Today, basic science — the pursuit of knowledge without immediate practical application — is increasingly imperiled as policymakers challenge funding decisions and push for more narrowly ...

The International Basic Sciences Programme (IBSP) was established to further develop international cooperation for the strengthening of national capacities in the basic sciences and science education.

Both the basic sciences and the clinical experiences provided during medical school are important in shaping a future physician's practice.

Knowledge of climate change consequences correlates with concern in some countries.

Curiosity-driven basic research has brought truly revolutionary transformations, such as the rapid growth of computer-based intelligence and the discovery of the genetic basis of life.

MIT President L. Rafael Reif’s “The Dividends of Funding Basic Science,” op-ed, Dec. 6, talks about basic and applied research as though they are fundamentally different. They are not.

Basic research that doesn’t have a specific industrial or experimental application still adds value outside the lab by engaging people with exciting research.

Its 2014 report on science and technology includes a set of 11 questions that the NSF regularly uses to test the public's knowledge of scientific facts.