Scientists once believed they could pinpoint the moment when humans first appeared. But as new fossils have filled in our ...

Researchers say a spike in temperatures during an ice age 304 million years ago could inform what climate scientists are ...

Academic science is a tale of broken incentives. Scholars must choose whether to publish what advances their career or to ...

In a study conducted at the Universities of Jyväskylä and Eastern Finland, more screen time since childhood was associated with better cognitive processing in adolescence. According to one o ...

An international team of scientists, including Northwestern University astrophysicists, has captured an unprecedented view of a dying star’s remains in the act of being recycled. A striking new ...

To coincide with the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Japan launched a groundbreaking bullet train that inspired countries around the ...

Scientists—and dog lovers—have long known that dogs are remarkably good at interpreting our laughs, frowns, and tears. But ...

For billions of years, an ancient star cluster has been slowly unraveling, leaving behind a delicate ribbon of stars. And now it’s finally giving up its secrets. Discovered by an international team of ...

Donald Trump’s assault on the American scientific enterprise has been death by a thousand cuts. But the latest push from the ...

The brain evidently can regenerate itself better than previously assumed after injuries or certain autoimmune diseases. Using ...

The child who plays alone during recess may be perfectly content doing so, according to a new study from the University of ...

Vitamins in pregnancy are usually discussed in terms of a baby’s health at birth. But could the amount of vitamin D taken during pregnancy also influence how a child’s brain works many years later? A ...