Scientific findings are in the news. They're cited on food packages and beverage labels. They are discussed in podcasts and argued over by politicians and pundits. And each finding sits within a ...
Keeping high-power particle accelerators at peak performance requires advanced and precise control systems. For example, the primary research machine at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas ...
More than 20 percent of Americans express little or no confidence in scientists to “act in the best interests of the public,” according to Pew’s latest polling. Just 13 percent gave that answer in ...
BOICEVILLE, N.Y. — Engineering and science displays are being encouraged as a much-needed addition to Onteora school board meetings. During the board’s session on Thursday, Feb. 13, two entries from ...
The ability to experience love at first sight rests on a cognitive skill you might not even realize you have: Humans are ...
A male fruit fly in a laboratory chamber extends his wings and vibrates them to produce his species' version of a love song.
A bonobo demonstrated the ability to track imaginary objects in controlled tests, challenging the belief that imagination is uniquely human and hinting at deep evolutionary roots. In a set of ...
At the smallest scales of nature, the rules of the world shift in ways that can feel unsettling and beautiful at the same ...
The science pros at TKOR put Orbeez into a freeze dryer to observe how extreme dehydration alters their structure and ...
As darkness retreats and flotation tanks gain popularity, a UCSD professor examines how “sensory deprivation” experiments ...
Uncertainty makes us uncomfortable. Yet the research is clear: It is essential for growth. The challenge isn’t eliminating ...