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A new study explores how the brain encodes different scents — a topic which scientists know relatively little about, compared to our other senses.
Frequent shopping for single items adds to our carbon footprint.
Chronic irregular sleep in children was associated with psychotic experiences in adolescence, according to a recent study out of the University of Birmingham's School of Psychology.
The Standard Model and General Relativity can’t be all there is. But how will we discover what lies beyond them? One of the biggest problems with physics is that, apart from […]
A growing body of research suggests COVID-19 can cause serious neurological problems.
Coronavirus layoffs are a glimpse into our automated future. We need to build better education opportunities now so Americans can find work in the economy of tomorrow.
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Admit it, caring for your pet can make you happy too. Science is working on why.
July 4th and New Years Eve are the most dangerous times for a hail of falling bullets from ‘celebratory gunfire.’ “What goes up, must come down,” is an old saying […]
Do we really know what we want in a romantic partner? If so, do our desires actually mean we match up with people who suit them?
A new study suggests that an old tuberculosis vaccine may reduce the severity of coronavirus cases.
A study of the manner in which memory works turns up a surprising thing.
The theoretical reasons to expect it are compelling, but the technology required to detect it is unfathomable. All throughout our galaxy, millions of black holes of a variety of masses […]
Duke University researchers might have solved a half-century old problem.
Mapping the frequency of common toponyms opens window on Britain's 'deep history'.
An algorithm may allow doctors to assess PTSD candidates for early intervention after traumatic ER visits.
Vaccines find more success in development than any other kind of drug, but have been relatively neglected in recent decades.
There’s a lot left to understand, ponder, and investigate. And there always will be. For hundreds of thousands of years — nearly all of human history — we had no definitive answers to some of […]
An article in Journal of Bioethical Inquiry raises questions about the goal of these advocacy groups.
Want help raising your kids? Spend more time at church, says new study.