A sweeping new study from Northwestern University reveals that scientific fraud is no longer just the work of a few rogue researchers—it has evolved into a global, organized enterprise. By analyzing ...

Throughout history, scientists have pursued bold experiments to expand human knowledge. While many studies led to breakthroughs, others shocked observers because of their unusual methods or ...

In 1950, the United States government decided that it would henceforth be the primary funder of university research, in the ...

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Human brain cells are now interacting with computer systems, learning to play video games like Doom. Researchers have ...

Cocaine addiction isn’t simply a failure of willpower — it’s the result of lasting biological changes in the brain.

Each week on “Watch Mr. Wizard,” Don Herbert used household objects to conduct an easily replicated experiment that ...

Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there ...

Science has always fascinated people around the world, and Indians have a rich history in the field with some of the most important contributions in the field over the years. In fact, National Science ...

An international team of researchers has discovered an unusual iron sulfate on Mars, which may turn out to be a previously unknown mineral. The compound was found in ancient sulfate deposits near the ...

The team of scientists didn't create a storm. Instead, they used mathematic calculations to simulate the science that creates ...

One often hears in conversations such questions as, what can one do with Classics and Philosophy, or Sociology and Political ...