Astronomers have narrowed down the cosmic search for life, identifying fewer than 50 rocky planets among thousands of known exoplanets that may have the right conditions to support life. Using new ...

The quest to make mathematics rigorous has a long and spotty history — one mathematicians can learn from as they push to ...

Doctors across the nation are alarmed that skepticism fueled by rising anti-science sentiment and medical mistrust is ...

A landmark trial over “addictive” social media design is forcing a legal reckoning over whether tech addiction is real and harmful—even as clients at reSTART describe it as a force that has derailed ...

The peer review system that validates scientific research is trapped in a self-defeating cycle. A new mathematical model ...

With government funding in decline, researchers should prioritize data collation and training the next generation of ...

U.S. universities continue to dominate the world rankings of universities based on evaluations of 55 different academic disciplines conducted by QS Quacquarelli Symonds.

Why does trying to figure out what’s true feel so exhausting? Epistemic fatigue helps explain why—and how to stay thoughtful ...