The German island of Riems is home to some of the most dangerous virology research on the planet.
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Groundbreaking neurological research on songbirds provides insight on human learned behavior and speech.
Not only will this help diagnose schizophrenia earlier, but it also points to a possible cause of schizophrenia.
An Oxford scientist claims a Nobel-Prize-winning conclusion is wrong.
Misinformation in political ads bring “significant ramifications that today’s democratic infrastructure may not be prepared to handle,” Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said.
NASA’s intrepid Curiosity rolls upward into Mars history.
If laziness is written into our genes, why not embrace it?
Are your psychological needs being met?
These maps show surprising juxtapositions of ancient and modern toponyms of the Mother Continent.
One of Socrates’s best-known claims was that “I know that I know nothing.” It’s no fluke that this quote has survived more than 2,000 years or that Socrates is nearly […]
Ferrets are not humans, but this new drug is showing promise.
After living through a terrible epidemic, two inventors have created a self-cleaning door handle.
It’s been spectacularly confirmed by observation, but theoretically, it couldn’t have been any other way. If the Sun were to spontaneously cease emitting light, we wouldn’t know about it for about […]
Unnatural Selection and the thrilling, terrifying possibilities of genetic editing.
A DNA study looks for the home of the earliest modern humans.
Among the variety of human screams, it is screams of terror that stand out most vividly.
Ads from political figures are exempt from fact-checking, according to Facebook’s recently updated policies.
In the fight between talent and hard work, hard work usually wins.
A second step is to determine where violence concentrates and who is most at risk.
It’s telling about attempts to save the industry.
If this newfound galaxy is just the tip of the iceberg, the entire Universe may fall into place. One of the greatest challenges for a scientist is that every time you […]
Data centers are likely to consume up to 4.1% of electricity around the globe by 2030. Can they go green?
Tens of millions of Americans consume cannabis regularly. They’re likely ingesting high levels of toxins. Only the federal government has the power and the resources to protect them.
As many as 200 million people could fall permanently below the high tide line by 2100.
An Oxford scientist’s controversial theory rethinks dark matter and dark energy.
We all know how it works. You need to go through at least 12 years of school — 16 years if you want a white-collar job. Then you’ve got your […]
The origin story for our Universe got a major revision nearly 40 years ago. Time to catch up. 13.8 billion years ago, all the matter and energy contained within our Universe […]
Superposition, entanglement, qubits, and Google’s big announcement.
To know your relationship’s fate, the ups and downs may matter more than its quality at one specific moment.
Electrochemical methods such as this could someday dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions around the planet.