One of my closest friends is a neuroscientist, investigating how brain cells develop and how they search for and choose other brain cells to connect with. Her research can sound intimidating, but when ...

Scientists have uncovered strong evidence that a major Atlantic Ocean current system tied to global climate is weakening. The ...

Scientists have unearthed a colossal granite structure, approximately 100 kilometers wide and 7 kilometers deep, hidden ...

Bernstein’s book, The Arts of Eminent Scientists, is a multi-decade effort that explores the surprising overlap between ...

The four-foot-tall Emperor penguin of Antarctica may be the most iconic member of this unique family of birds, but 17 other ...

On a few special Saturdays out of the year, visitors to the St. Louis Science Center are treated with a mind-blowing event: The Amazing Brain Carnival. Featuring a variety of activities for guests to ...

Scientists have produced the first global map and analysis of small mare ridges (SMRs) on the moon, a characteristic geological feature of tectonic activity. Published in The Planetary Science Journal ...

Scientists still have much left to learn about the creatures, even as hundreds of thousands of them wash ashore.

Until recently, the number of citizen scientists in Australia was estimated at between 100,000 and 130,000 people. But this is a major underestimate. My survey of about 20 key organisations suggests ...

Last December, the U.S. Department of Justice released its first batch of files on disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Among the thousands of images was one video clip, the ...

The move follows an administration push for cuts to the NSF and raises concerns in the scientific community that it could jeopardize a tradition of independent decisions about federal science grants.