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Although the terms brain pliability, brain plasticity, and neuroplasticity are closely tied to the 20th century, the concepts ...
What's happening? To understand global plastic waste better, the scientists collected samples of recycled polyethylene plastic from various parts of the world.
Home Science Talking Point Do we need more right-wing scientists? Academics have a 'responsibility' to demonstrate why research matters to people who are not politically left-leaning, says ...
Healthy babies born in Britain after scientists used DNA from three people to avoid genetic disease Researchers have been developing a technique that tries to avoid the problem by using the ...
Trump’s science order faces scrutiny from scientists and lawmakers Critics are raising alarms over the Restoring Gold Standard Science executive order, saying the updated guidelines could weaken ...
Origins Scientists Use A.I. to Mimic the Mind, Warts and All To better understand human cognition, scientists trained a large language model on 10 million psychology experiment questions.
Comment The best science fiction books of 2025 so far From generation ships to climate change, there has been some stellar sci-fi out in the past six months. Our columnist Emily H. Wilson picks ...
The House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed a former Pfizer Inc. executive, demanding he address allegations of deliberately delaying positive news from the company’s Covid vaccine study until ...
In the French city of Marseille, a university's ambitions to poach American scientists could mask broader tensions over funding in Europe.
A group of scientists in the United Kingdom are making synthetic human DNA from scratch in a world's first.
Scientists Discover Surprising Negative Health Effects of Taking a Nap Surprising new research may have you reconsidering your sleep. By Lauren Wellbank Published: Jun 29, 2025 9:30 AM EDT Save ...
Scientists have found evidence that the human brain, of all things, possesses faint luminescent properties.