Physicists, mathematicians and philosophers have been exploring the possibility of going forward to the future or back to the ...

We found that repeated mental exertion can significantly decrease people’s motivation to engage in challenging tasks, and we ...

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck just south of the city of Kumamoto on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu on Tuesday ...

After decades of hints and speculation, scientists have at last unveiled the hidden companion to the iconic star Betelgeuse ...

Vikram Chib is an associate professor of biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University and the Kennedy Krieger Institute. He studies the neuroscience of motivated performance and decision-making.

In searches for past and present Martian life, some scientists say we’ve been too cautious to see what’s right in front of us ...

Some animals are able to use iron-based magnetic compounds such as magnetite to detect and navigate via the Earth’s magnetic ...

Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli painted Simonetta Vespucci as Venus rising from the waves. Now scientists think ...

The 2026 Fields Medals recognize breakthroughs in the math of messy fluids, tangled knots, spinning pencils, and more ...

Cyclospora is transmitted when human feces contaminate lettuce and other crops during growing or processing stages. With no ...

This biodegradable textile is alive and can host engineered microbes that can change its color or add UV protection ...

At the otolaryngology department at the Ohio State University, Kai Zhao is on a quest to solve smell loss. While cochlear ...