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Why “Big Science” Is Worth the Cost
Physicists at CERN delivered big news when they announced the almost certain discovery of the Higgs boson — the...
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Mystery Wave in Milky Way Galaxy Suggests Recent Crash
A mysterious wave discovered in the Milky Way suggests our galaxy is still ringing like a bell from a...
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Protected Habitat Shrunk for U.S. Endangered Species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) consistently disregarded scientific advice when determining how much land to protect for...
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Meditation Techniques Are Not One-Size-Fits-All
If you aren’t enjoying your meditation practice, a small new study suggests a possible reason why: You aren’t doing...
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Out-of-Body Experience Highlights Clues to Consciousness
Traumatic events are well known for producing a sense of unreality as we watch a disaster unfold. Most of...
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Has the U.S. Reached “Peak Car”?
Traffic is easing as more Americans are deciding to drive less, sell their cars or not buy one at...
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Racial Bias Colors Visual Perception
It is often assumed that processes such as visual perception work in the same ways in all people, but...
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Rights to Resources
Two safeguards for communities’ rights to resources can help implement the Nagoya Protocol, argues biodiversity specialist Krystyna Swiderska. As...
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Scientists Discover Way To Communicate with Paralyzed
A neuroscience team has successfully translated signals in the brains of six healthy volunteers into letters to enable them...
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New Type of Black Hole Found—Relic of Early Universe?
There’s a strange new brute on the celestial block—the middleweight black hole, a new study says. After nearly three...