Is the scientific method really the best approach to learning about the world? A new paper in Collective Intelligence applies the scientific method to itself, finding that some common strategies that ...

Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there ...

Some say we’ve entered a new age of AI-enabled scientific discovery. But human insight and creativity still can’t be ...

A resurfaced 1943 study brings the history of human experiments conducted on Indigenous children in Canadian residential schools into focus.

Researchers at St. Petersburg University have developed an efficient way to detect a crucial immunity biomarker—neopterin—in the blood using nanotechnology and a laser. Neopterin is a nucleotide whose ...

Cleaner wrasse have revealed a remarkable new side of fish intelligence. Marked with fake parasites, they used mirrors to ...

Key TakeawaysDigital twins are ultra-accurate computer-based simulations of complex physical systems used for exploring "what ...

The history of science has long been dominated by familiar male names, yet women have made extraordinary contributions that ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a new molecule which carries DNA into biological cells, to treat or vaccinate against illnesses. Many existing options rely on molecules ...

Researchers say the new method, using ultra-fast lasers, could end data rot and the need for constant storage upgrades.

A study reveals random exploration outperforms focused analysis—shedding scientific light on non-ordinary ways of knowing.

The X-Files original success can be explained by a confluence of factors the reboot must include to honor the series' legacy.