The trailer for ‘Oppenheimer’ fails to include female physicists, which is indicative of a broader media trend that,…
Seizures are like sudden electrical storms in the brain that can cause lasting damage. A set of immune cells in the brain…
Zebrafish melanocytes cause diseases similar to those in people when they don’t work properly. Studying how they regenerate…
Two mosquito physiology experts explain which repellents work better than others and how to protect yourself this summer.
The communities that call Twitter home might decide to pack their bags. If they do, they are unlikely to be able to completely…
The war in Ukraine has led to the destruction of scientific infrastructure, caused many Ukrainian researchers to leave the…
Aging is a culmination of factors spanning from your cells to your environment. A number of interconnected processes determine…
Political mobilization among scientists has been growing in recent years. Two social scientists break down what this looks…
From open letters to congressional testimony, some AI leaders have stoked fears that the technology is a direct threat to…
Scientists show they can create quantum superpositions of sound particles, pointing to the potential for mechanical quantum…
Researchers uncovered the foundations of biology by using E. coli as a model organism. But over-reliance on this microbe…
With two eclipses and several meteor showers coming up, an astronomy professor shares travel tips for viewing astronomical…
Many processed foods strip carbs of their natural fibers. Eating foods with an ideal total carbohydrate-to-fiber ratio can…
Astronomers have for the first time detected the background hum of gravitational waves likely caused by merging black holes.
The flood of misinformation on social media could actually be worse than many researchers have reported. The problem is…
New data from the IceCube collaboration shows neutrino emissions from within our Milky Way galaxy – but figuring out where…
Biobanks collect and store large amounts of data that researchers use to conduct a wide range of studies. Making sure participants…
Glaciologists are discovering new ways surface meltwater alters the internal structure of ice sheets, and raising an alarm…
The government faces legal restrictions on how much personal information it can gather on citizens, but the law is largely…
People with a common history – often due to significant geographic or social barriers – often share genetics and language.…