Attacking your own side and blaming your foe has a long history and a firm grip on the popular imagination. But the internet…
Drug development is a long and costly process that often ends in failure. Improving the way potential drug candidates are…
A new study doubles the age of ancient DNA in sub-Saharan Africa, revealing how people moved, mingled and had children together…
Artificial intelligence is emerging as a key cybersecurity tool for both attackers and defenders.
As the wireless telecommunications companies ramp up their 5G rollouts, they are beginning to pull the plug on their 3G…
Social scientists find that using geography-related names or racialized framing around the coronavirus in even one news…
Attacking your own side and blaming your foe has a long history and a firm grip on the popular imagination. But the internet…
Numerology ties in with how our brains work, but that doesn’t mean its claims make sense.
People often try to seem confident and certain in their message so it will be trusted and acted upon. But when information…
Tay-Sachs is a rare and fatal neurodegerative disorder that most commonly affects children. Researchers have developed the…
Ski jumpers do everything they can to counteract the effects of gravity and fly as far as they can down hills.
Troop buildups and diplomatic negotiations highlight the threat of a major land war in Europe. In cyberspace, Russia has…
That brownish/yellowish gunk that comes out on your finger if you scratch deep inside your ear? It actually serves an important…
As decentralized autonomous organizations with philanthropic aims begin to form, it’s unclear whether they can operate…
Record-breaking technology can sequence an entire human genome in a matter of hours. The work could be a lifeline for people…
Winters are getting warmer, yet Bostonians were digging out from nearly 2 feet of snow from a historic blizzard in late…
The lack of large numbers of fossils makes it hard to study sexual dimorphism in dinosaurs. But a new statistical approach…
Many people with epilepsy are unable to remember what happened immediately before they have a seizure. This may be because…