Science in the media

For scientists who study human evolution, the last few months have been a whirlwind. Every couple of weeks, it seems, another team pulls back the curtain on newly discovered bones […]

By revealing that fish cooperate, cheat and punish, Redouan Bshary has challenged ideas about brain evolution.

THERE is a popular misconception about Moore’s law (that the number of transistors on a chip doubles every two years) which has led many to conclude that the 50-year-old prognostication […]

Public-health officials make plans for how to speed up responses to tropical-disease outbreaks.

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Observations of nearby super-Earth 55 Cancri e reveal huge, as-yet unexplained changes in the exoplanet’s infrared emission. Volcanoes are one possible cause.

John Ochsendorf wants to tear down Rome’s iconic Pantheon. He wants to pull apart its 2,000-year-old walls until its gorgeous dome collapses. Destroying it, he believes, is the best way […]

One nerve connects your vital organs, sensing and shaping your health. If we learn to control it, the future of medicine will be electric.

Many people take recreational drugs at some point in their lives, but only some become addicted. Their risk for addiction may be higher due to their genes, their environment, and […]