Millions report near-death experiences. Are these the brain’s final “simulation” of life, or is there something else going on ...

Back in the 1990s, you wouldn't dare release a blockbuster movie unless you had a big-name musician ready with a matching song to go with it.

Launched 13 years ago to combat misinformation and improve their communication skills, UC Berkeley's “Sense and Sensibility ...

When I left the classroom 12 years ago, computer science was still treated like a niche pursuit, something for the few. Today, it’s the engine of change across every sector. In K–12 education, it is ...

Space Junk provides an imaginative look at space exploration’s future and past. By Steven Kurutz As Artemis II lifted off last week, sending NASA astronauts on a 10-day swing around the moon, another ...

April is said to be the cruellest month, as the poem goes, “mixing memory with desire”. And this is oddly reflected in some of the non-fiction books we’ve rounded up for you this month. There’s the ...

Baltimore is perhaps best known for his identification of the enzyme reverse transcriptase, which earned him a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1975. He was only 37 years old at the time. The ...

An appeals court struck down a local law in the District of Columbia that banned gun magazines containing more than 10 bullets, describing the measure as unconstitutional. The ruling Thursday from the ...

As children enter adolescence, peers become a dominant force in their lives. With adult supervision waning, teens look to agemates for guidance on how to act, think, and fit in. But who matters ...

The theoretical physicist Richard Feynman was renowned for his ability to explain complex concepts to a non-expert audience. He was at times, however, less adept when communicating with writers, as ...

Gordon Gauchat is a sociologist at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Science’s big problem is a loss of influence, not a loss of trust Scientists and researchers who ...