One of my closest friends is a neuroscientist, investigating how brain cells develop and how they search for and choose other brain cells to connect with. Her research can sound intimidating, but when ...

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In the U.S. in 2025, billions of dollars of grants supporting research projects across disciplines, institutions and states ...

We ask auto and steel workers to compete with the world, yet we treat research funding as something that must be protected ...

Some downplay the threat of global warming. Others question the efficacy of climate policy. All could be of interest to the new administration. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has made it his mission to ...

Heidi J. Larson is chair of the board of the Global Listening Project, a professor of anthropology, risk and decision science in the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Dynamics, London ...

A new study by Cornell researcherrs showed that using large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT boosts paper production, especially for non-native English speakers. But the overall increase in ...

Using advanced microscopes that capture brain cell anatomy and activity, a portion of a mouse's brain was mapped and rendered into a 3D atlas that creates new possibilities for neuroscience. When you ...

On July 3, 1945, 10 German scientists who had worked on Germany’s nuclear program were interned by the Allies at a country mansion called Farm Hall, in Godmanchester, England, about 20 miles northwest ...

As scientific research opportunities are increasingly at risk, the U.S. is creating refugees of science. Instead of sticking around and remaining worried about their U.S. jobs, scientists are turning ...

In a proof-of-concept study, scientists have shown that flossing your teeth could be a way to deliver vaccinations that protect you against viruses. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...