The Nazi regime urged German mothers to ignore their toddlers’ emotional needs—the better to raise hardened soldiers and followers. Attachment researchers say that the harmful effects of that teaching may be affecting later generations
Quadcopters with thermal imagery cameras can help detect vicious mini-mines that often kill or maim children
Motivated by events like Hurricane Harvey, researchers are trying to determine how climate change interacts with agriculture, energy, transportation and other human systems
As temperatures warm, it becomes more likely the drought will match past “megadroughts” for length as well
The Chang’e-4 mission could have major effects on Earthbound science and politics
A potent molecular cocktail containing a compound from ayahuasca spurs rapid growth of insulin-producing cells
Recent research highlights the mismatch between what people want and what they want to give
Philosopher Peter Carruthers insists that conscious thought, judgment and volition are illusions. They arise from processes of which we are forever unaware
The first flight to take astronauts around the moon looms larger than the first to land
Freud’s notion of a dark, libidinous unconscious is obsolete. A new theory holds that the brain produces a continuous stream of unconscious predictions
NASA’s first sample-return mission to an asteroid is a voyage into the genesis of our solar system—and, perhaps, the precursors to life’s origins on Earth
A scientist leverages big data to pin down precepts that extend beyond the self-help aisle
Nora Volkow of the National Institute on Drug Abuse addresses record high stats among 12th graders
They beat birds at powered flight. Were they also a step ahead with feathers?
New observations of a stellar explosion have revealed a surprise that could point to the trigger behind these violent, yet mysterious, eruptions
Viruses use bacteria’s chemical language to time their destruction; this might lead to new ways to fight infections
A protein associated with the degenerative disease was passed to eight patients decades ago in contaminated growth hormones
A Neruda masterpiece—and a bi-exponential curve—define the dynamics of the fast then slow fade of our greatest collective sorrows and joys
Energy economists say the new home requirement is inefficient and benefits wealthier people; supporters say it’s just one piece of the puzzle
Scientific American reports on new efforts from NASA and other federal agencies seeking to service and assemble large structures—such as life-finding telescopes—in space
