The problem threatens progress and stems from both a lack of attention to clear discourse and a scientific culture not focused on critical challenges.
The problem threatens progress and stems from both a lack of attention to clear discourse and a scientific culture not focused on critical challenges.
As wolves became domesticated, their genes adapted to a starch-rich diet of human leftovers.
Women have come a long way, but roadblocks remain
Online social networks alter how users see themselves and their world.
People carrying a certain gene variant that dictates fresh underarms are less likely to wear antiperspirant.
Maria Konnikova says the field of psychology has something to learn from great works of fiction.
Bamboo sharks still developing in their egg cases respond to a predator presence by ceasing movement and even breathing.
An international survey suggests that labs may not be safe as researchers think.
Carl Woese, the discoverer of the third domain of life, has passed away at age 84.
In the final chapter of his book on the origins of vertebrate sex, author and paleontologist John Long pays homage to the humble placoderm, which got the erotic ball rolling.