You might think of asteroids as just rocks of various sizes floating around in space. But they’re vastly more complex than ...

The difficulties of the Svalbard seed repository illustrate why we need to prevent climate disaster rather than plan for it ...

In the U.S. in the early 1960s the distributor of a thalidomide drug was impatient to get it on the market. But FDA medical ...

Three scientists are honored for developing a class of blockbuster weight-loss drugs. Is a Nobel prize on the way?

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Some researchers dream of solving all mysteries with a common method—but a mathematical paradox may keep such solutions out ...

A strange sound dubbed “biotwang” was first heard bouncing around the Mariana Trench 10 years ago, and scientists have ...

Math’s “best-choice problem” could help humans become better decision-makers, at everything from choosing the best job ...

Growing awareness of how addiction and trauma are intertwined has birthed a new generation of treatment strategies.

Because empathy can allow people to connect across political, racial and economic divides, it lays a foundation for acts of ...

In online forums the term “cuck” has become synonymous with “sucker” and “loser.” But this use distorts its history and ...

“One thing that this article is showing is that we are very seasonal creatures,” says Georgetown University School of ...