A torrent of disruptive Trump administration policies is alarming scientists who fear the current political climate is weakening researchers’ resolve to stick with careers in academic science.

Scientists have created the world's thinnest spaghetti – though diners should not be expecting to find it on their plates any time soon. Or ever. This "nanopasta" was created as part of an ...

There's a solid consensus among scientists on the question, according to a new survey. It’s easy to see why. Headlines such as “We’re probably not close” or “Nobody knows” aren’t very clickable. But ...

I was the “different” kid. I had intense interests that I went on monologues about, I missed social cues, and I checked out of conversations to stare at the wall while my mind wandered.

An award-winning UK scientist warns that it might be too late to deflect the “city killer” asteroid that’s headed toward Earth. Deflection efforts “might not be able to stop 2024 YR4 ...

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Scientists have discovered a fascinating link between creativity and cognitive impairment. In addition to producing art and literature, creativity is essential for problem-solving and adaptation.

Scientists have traced the evolutionary origin of humans' outer ears to the gills of ancient fish through a series of gene-editing experiments. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

An extremely slow pulsar has made scientists “slow down” their assumptions about other pulsars. The pace could be caused by a flashing magnetic field rather than pulsar rotation alone.

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Two Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering researchers—Jean Fan, an assistant professor, and Casey Taylor, an associate professor—are among nearly 400 recently announced recipients of the Presidential ...

The event is in its 28th year, organized by the National Audubon Society, Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Birds Canada, aims to help scientists better understand the global bird population.