Although they lack a single shared definition of wisdom, many are optimistic that the capacity can be cultivated. “Not everyone will become a super wisdom guru,” says Judith Glück, a developmental ...

A new study investigates how “flex power”, a technology that dynamically redistributes satellite signal power to resist interference, affects positioning accuracy and navigation reliability.

Research integrity investigators are starting to organize, but the field, and the people, remain idiosyncratic ...

A new nonprofit called Radial is launching with at least $500 million to modernize the scientific process for the AI era.

ACIP is set to meet on March 18 and 19 to discuss COVID vaccine injuries and long COVID, according to the meeting agenda. They are likely to recommend further changes to the childhood immunization ...

Climate change remains a great challenge to rural livelihoods in Sierra Leone, especially in agricultural communities that depend on climate-sensitive resources. Although indigenous knowledge has been ...

Polar bear encounters with humans are a regular concern for scientists and communities near polar bear habitats, but new research is showing the bears' reasons for coming in contact with humans might ...

Scientific research examines whether Mars could support human life through terraforming, outlining atmospheric, temperature, and energy requirements needed to transform the planet into a habitable ...

Born in Brooklyn in 1942, Freed’s scientific trajectory began early; he and his brother Jack, who himself would go on to ...

From vaccines to semiconductors, the scientific method made the U.S. a superpower. Abandoning it could reverse decades of progress.

Recently I was challenged by the idea that health care competition was limited to standard, conventional medical care, but additional fields such as homeopathy and chiropractic were excluded. Such ...

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 ...