What’s Shaking in Oklahoma?
Mysterious seismic signals lead to some scientific detective work
Opinion
How a Flawed Experiment “Proved” That Free Will Doesn’t Exist
It did no such thing—but the result has become conventional wisdom nevertheless
The Language You Speak Influences Where Your Attention Goes
It’s all because of the similarities between words
The Toothpick That Saved a Neuroscience Experiment
Sometimes the most mundane objects can turn out to be unexpectedly crucial
The Missing Link in Fighting Antibiotic Resistance
Rapid diagnostics can flag outbreaks of “superbugs” before they spread
It Takes a “Surgeon” to Cut a Building’s Emissions
Large structures are unique and complex, much like human bodies, and making them healthier requires true expertise
Long Live the Multiverse!
The idea that our universe is just part of a much vaster cosmos has a long history—and it’s still very much with us
Could Fruit Flies Reveal the Hidden Mechanisms of the Mind?
New understandings in neurobiology are emerging from experiments on Drosophila, raising hopes the tiny insect will aid insights into human cognition and dementia
A Pioneer of GPS Passes Away
James Spilker, Jr., helped create a technology that profoundly changed the world
Climate Science Legal Defense Fund Fights for Whistle-Blowing Climate Scientist
A sea-level rise expert was forced out after a dispute over alleged government censorship...
