A study finds that 41% of traded mammal species share at least one pathogen with humans, compared with just 6.4% of species ...

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An international team of astronomers have carried out some of the most precise measurements yet of how quickly the universe ...

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Most of us think of gossip as a character flaw—petty, mean-spirited, something to be ashamed of. But researchers who study it ...

Digital tools have uses, but they can also risk reducing the productive struggle students need to build critical thinking ...

Cancer drugs known as BET inhibitors once looked like a breakthrough, but in real patients they’ve often fallen short. New ...

Decades of research have shown that, to make decisions, our brains gradually gather evidence for each option over time.

Last month, climate scientist and author Kate Marvel resigned from her position at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies ...

New research suggests that just seven days of consistent meditation may lead to measurable changes in brain function and ...

The long-running conflict in a formerly unified community, the second ever observed, adds to Jane Goodall’s studies about a ...