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U.S. House Set to Vote Again on STEM Visa Bill
For a second time in as many months, U.S. House Republicans will try to win approval of legislation to...
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DOE, NASA Testing Fission Reactor for Spaceflight
Researchers from NASA and the Department of Energy have demonstrated a nuclear reactor that could power spaceflight. It’s nowhere...
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Prehistoric Human Feces Biomarkers Help Track Ancient Climate Change
The race is on to blame everything related to ecological change on human footprints – even the past can...
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Neuroscience: Under Attack
This fall, science writers have made sport of yet another instance of bad neuroscience. The culprit this time is...
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Dark Matter Mystery May Soon Be Solved
The hiding spots for the particles making up dark matter are narrowing, and the answer to this cosmic mystery...
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Cambridge to Study Technology’s Risk to Humans
Could computers become cleverer than humans and take over the world? Or is that just the stuff of science...
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Scientists See Promise in Deep-Learning Programs
Using an artificial intelligence technique inspired by theories about how the brain recognizes patterns, technology companies are reporting startling...
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James Carroll: The Earth Experiment
American denial of climate change hit bottom this month. Hurricane Sandy was the most powerful instance yet of mundane...
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Is a Global Climate Treaty Still Worth Fighting For?
Governments, businesses and civil society have much to gain from a spirit of determination within the international community
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Nature of Conscious Thought May Be Rhythmic
One of the biggest puzzles in neuroscience is how our brains encode thoughts, such as perceptions and memories, at...