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New research gives weight to Noam Chomsky’s idea of a universal language ability.
Women can often draw attention to dimensions of thinking that their male perspective may miss. But this will only work if they are in positions that allow them to lead and drive the research agenda.
As the government moves ahead with its industrial plan, a new report signals it will have to start doing things differently.
If only DNA samples and microfibres made crimes as easy to solve as on CSI.
What do intercontinental missiles and Apple’s app store have in common? Alvin M Weinberg.
In a media world infected with misinformation and fake news, it has never been more important for scientists to talk directly to the public.
Why are there 60 minutes in an hour, and not 10? Why do we count up to 10, anyway? Quentin, age five, wants to know.
Bees and home security cameras use the same complex techniques to monitor their environments.
People universally believe scientists’ solar eclipse calendars, but vaccine warnings or climate predictions are forms of science that strangely do not enjoy equivalent acceptance.
Ability expectations are what people rely upon as they seek out productive and satisfying lives. They need to be a key part of the debate over gene-editing and other major scientific breakthroughs.
Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein would have bridled under today’s research funding bureaucracy. It’s time to allow scientists to indulge their curiosity again.
Research laboratories are dominated by men, and that’s not only bad for lab culture, it can be dangerous for science.
Some people think the sky is blue because of sunlight reflected off the ocean and back into the sky. But that’s not the real reason.
To conserve Earth’s remarkable species, we must also defend the importance of science and scientific integrity.
Even if alien life is never discovered, all is not lost.
As much as one-third of animal species in the tropics could be eradicated if their habitats continue to be converted for monoculture farming. We can all do something to make a difference.
It’s very easy to assume climate change causes droughts, but they are complex extreme events that result from a combination of drivers.
Scientists are beginning to link animal facial expressions to emotions, making it possible for us to understand how they feel.
Systematic reviews are rarely applied to basic research. A new study shows how they could separate good data from bad, saving millions in research dollars and speeding life-saving treatments.
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Open Evidence Research, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, UOC - Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
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Professor of Natural Philosophy in the Department of Physics, University of York
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Cognitive and Parapsychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Sydney
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