The NASA air-purifying plant study was debunked, but houseplants still make your home feel fresher. The real science — humidity, stress reduction, and biophilia — is even more interesting.

Researchers at Cornell University have developed a powerful imaging technique that reveals atomic scale defects inside computer chips for the first time. Using an advanced electron microscopy method, ...

As millions turn to ChatGPT and other AI chatbots for therapy-style advice, new research from Brown University raises a serious red flag: even when instructed to act like trained therapists, these ...

A new comedic play and a 20-year neurology study explore what we can do to prevent dementia and cognitive decline.

Today, organisations such as Unesco, the UN body for education, science and culture, are grappling with how schools and universities can respond to rising misinformation and declining trust in ...

ChatGPT Health — OpenAI’s new health-focused chatbot — frequently underestimated the severity of medical emergencies, according to a study published last week in the journal Nature Medicine ...

Evidence from the past 20 years indicates that the use of computers in classrooms has led to declines in students' academic ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. eats steak for breakfast, and has been accused by family members of blending up mice and chickens to feed his hawks and cutting off a dead whale’s head to bring it home. But he ...

Greg Weiner, a professor of political science, is the president of Assumption University in Worcester, Massachusetts.

In a unique class hosted at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, early-career ecologists learned to apply emerging ...

When electronics meet cosmic rays, bad things can happen. Chip makers need to test what their products can withstand, and ...

As we continue our celebration of Women's History Month, here are some life-changing inventions brought to us by Black women.