Whether or not we have free will is a question philosophers have been debating for millennia. In the early 1980s, there was a brief moment when it appeared the debate may finally have been settled.

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Researchers join Wellcome Leap’s international effort to better understand early biological influences on neurodevelopment.

Researchers developed brain organoids from patient samples to model genetic subtypes of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), creating a translational platform that better reflects the human-specific ...

Mission Highlight: Onward and Upward German launch startup Isar Aerospace is targeting Thursday, March 19, at 4:00 p.m. EDT for the second flight of its Spectrum launch vehicle from the company’s ...

Achieve rapid, accurate results with the Nicolet iS50 FT-IR spectrometer, which automates instrument setup and optimizes workflows for diverse analytical needs.

The Tibet ASγ Experiment has successfully, for the first time, measured magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence on scales below one parsec (approximately 3.3 light-years) within the gamma-ray halo ...

Physicists at the UK’s Central Laser Facility have recorded the first observation of quantum radiation reaction, detecting how electrons lose energy in ways that classical physics cannot explain when ...

BRAVO is a portable Raman spectrometer designed for rapid identification and authentication of raw materials. It delivers ...

New York-based Emergence will set up a Bengaluru AI lab focused on autonomous agents, aiming to expand frontier research, collaborate with IISc, and hire about 500 scientists ...

Diagnosing some diseases could be as easy as breathing into a tube. MIT engineers have developed a test to detect ...