The human brain is remarkably good at detecting patterns in the world around us. We notice behaviors, rhythms, and ...

What does a pet say about donation behavior? This question may seem unusual at first glance–but a comprehensive analysis of ...

A 10-year study of 62 million Americans shows cat owners donate more often and to more causes than dog owners, offering new insights for charities.

New research has found that people with narcolepsy type 1 exhibit patterns of slow brain pulsations that resemble those seen in healthy sleep. The findings, published in PNAS, suggest that orexin—a ...

Astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi hosts Particles of Thought, a new science podcast with leading experts on space, biology and discovery from GBH and the producers of NOVA.

Back in 1971, the late physicist Stephen Hawking made an intriguing prediction: The total surface area of a black hole cannot ...

Ottawa says both the task force and the feedback it plans to solicit from the public will contribute to a “refreshed” federal ...

Missed trains don’t ruin days—our reactions do. Here are the 7 traits behind platform panic and the tiny moves that turn a ...

The algal blooms increasingly seen in Canadian lakes have been linked to both nutrient pollution from agricultural runoff and ...

Abstract: The SAMANSIC Coalition posits that contemporary civilization operates on a non-viable epistemological ...

A South Korean research group has reported in a new paper that artificial intelligence and light-based genetic tools can work ...

Ten years ago, astronomers made history when they first detected ripples in spacetime, called gravitational waves, from the ...