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The public loses when their only choices are inaccessible, impenetrable journal articles or overhyped click-bait about science. Scientists themselves need to step up and help bridge the divide.
We are approaching the time when robots in our daily lives will be making decisions about how to act. What guidelines should we give them?
Brazil is experiencing economic, political, social and moral crises that challenge its stability.
Evolutionary psychology could explain why the memories and friendships formed during these years seem more vivid, potent and meaningful than those from any other stage of life.
What do recent National Spelling Bee successes reveal about the role of Indian-Americans in brain sports? And is this a moment to expand the definition of what it means to be American?
An expert on extremism sees parallels between the rhetoric of Trump’s GOP and that used to mobilize violence in Iraq and Kenya.
Are speech codes and free-speech zones silencing speech on college and university campuses?
The vast majority of the bacteria that surround us are not free-floating but prefer to band together in cooperative communities called biofilms. How do biofilms form and cooperate?
As Atlantic hurricane season opens on June 1, eastern U.S. cities can prepare by updating laws, codes and ordinances that hamper rebuilding after storms.
Pairing more powerful computers with increasingly sensitive scanners can yield many benefits in medicine and other fields.
Profit estimates have ranged from $4 million to $7 billion. But with the Paris attacks costing only $10,000, does a number even matter?
Broader goals like building trust, fostering excitement about science and influencing policy decisions don’t necessarily just fall into place when researchers focus only on describing their work.
The FDA just approved a new implant of a drug that treats opioid addiction. Why hasn’t the drug been prescribed more widely already?
Empirical evidence and a recommendation from Amnesty International are making it increasingly difficult for naysayers to ignore the ways that sex workers are harmed by criminalization.
A few high-profile cases of jail inmates who committed suicide reveal only a fraction of the problem. NYU expert digs into why jail suicides may be on the rise – again.
The culture all veterans share may provide the best support for those struggling with mental health issues.
The revelation that PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel financed the Hulk’s lawsuit against Gawker raises important questions in the battle between privacy and a free press.
Rehydrating the Florida Everglades is the largest ecological restoration project in the world. Ecologist Peter Frederick explains why this massive effort is worth its multi-billion-dollar cost.
Many students are in the process of deciding whether to take a gap year – a year between high school and starting college. What does evidence tell us about taking a gap year?
Smart home technologies have some major security weaknesses that better design and programming could solve.
What are we really talking about when we criticize women who breastfeed in public?
What happens when the face is no longer the primary means of expression?
If a person is alone in the forest when a tree falls, but she doesn’t notice it because she is texting, does it still count as solitude?
The Iranian president will finally get a parliament that backs his reforms. But much still stands in his way.