Democrats continue to be more likely than Republicans to say science has had a mostly positive effect on society.

The team’s research provides compelling evidence for the brain’s influence on physiology. A deeper understanding of this mind ...

Psychologists have revealed a profound connection between the spirituality of science and positive wellbeing, much like the benefits traditionally associated with religion. Research led by ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Lake effect snow develops when frigid Arctic air masses sweep across the unfrozen expanse of a large lake. This setup occurs most often during late fall and early winter. As ...

Late-fall into winter is prime time for lake-effect snow in the Great Lakes, and while it's most common in that region, it can develop on other bodies of water as well. There's a classic pattern ...

Oregon State University research into marine protected areas plays a crucial role in the historic High Seas Treaty that goes ...

Imagine a child asked to draw a scientist. More often than not, the result is a white-haired man in a lab coat. This seemingly innocent image reveals a deep-rooted problem in the way we imagine—and ...

The Matilda Effect, a term coined to describe the systematic undervaluation of women’s contributions in science, continues to cast a shadow over the achievements of women scientists. Despite the ...

A new framework for understanding the non-monotonic temperature dependence and sign reversal of the chirality-related ...

Earlier this month, a Food and Drug Administration panel concluded that a common decongestant ingredient used in drugs like Sudafed and NyQuil doesn’t work. The panel agreed that while the ingredient, ...

The Dunning-Kruger effect describes a disturbing cognitive bias that afflicts us all. People with limited expertise in an area tend to overestimate how much they know—and we all have gaps in our ...