The meaning of life has puzzled philosophers for millennia, but new research suggests it could be as simple as lending a ...

Using the fossil record and modern cold-blooded critters, paleontologist Kelsey Jenkins recreates the hearing capabilities of ...

After decades of serving as a reliable, authoritative public repository of basic information about countries, their economies ...

Your late-night Wikipedia binges and 47 open browser tabs aren't signs of procrastination—they're actually evidence of rare ...

For many years, like most of my peers, I thought that science was part of the solution. More knowledge and innovation would ...

A new brain imaging study reveals that remembering facts and recalling life events activate nearly identical brain networks.

Keeping up with the latest research is vital for scientists, but given that millions of scientific papers are published every ...

When life gets really hectic, sitting quietly with a book can feel like an impossible luxury. And when does a ...

Researchers mimicked the air-trapping tricks of diving bell spiders to create aluminum that stays afloat—even when punctured ...

Globally, more than one million species are threatened with extinction, but often interventions intended to protect biodiversity are not rooted in robust research. The field has an opportunity to ...

The students were visiting Duke researchers as part of a science communication class run by Amy Sheck, a teacher and Dean of Science at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM). A ...

If you're trying to reduce the number of plastic kitchen utensils you own this year in favor of nontoxic options, it's probably not the worst idea. plate of microplastics are found in many common ...