Female statistics students had higher final exam grades than their male peers, even though they had less confidence in their…
Build a powerful enough laser, and you can shine it into space. Aim it well, and you can blind satellites.
The first hammerhead shark was likely the result of a genetic deformity. A biologist explains how shark DNA reveals hammerheads’…
The oral polio vaccine – which is no longer given in the US – relies on a live but weakened virus that can actually…
It’s increasingly difficult to move about – both in the physical world and online – without being tracked.
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A mathematical method of analyzing networks can spot hidden features such as people who wield soft power in organizations.
The costs of three frequently touted solutions – tree planting, carbon capture and geoengineering – would be astronomical…
Summer sports camps and pre-season training often have kids running hard in high heat and humidity. The combination can…
Believe it or not, medication names are intended to be easy to remember and descriptive of the function they serve in the…
Some reasons people oppose abortion seem to be at odds with other positions they hold. Evolutionary social science points…
Crowdfunding has become a go-to means of raising money for political causes, but the monetary show of support can cause…
A biologist explains how researchers nail down the age of ancient fossils thanks to a physical process called radioactive…
NASA released five new images from the James Webb Space Telescope, revealing incredible details of ancient galaxies, stars…
College science classes often fall short of helping students see connections across subjects. Can a new approach make a…
It’s not logical to believe your relationship is “meant to be.” But believing in destined love may have evolved as…
A physicist explains how atoms arrange themselves into molecules – and how scientists are able to image these tiny bits…
It would take huge numbers of people submitting bad data to affect the algorithms behind period tracking apps, but even…
Cookie notifications remind people that they are being tracked, which affects how people behave online.