Mark Twain's famed study survived a brush fire, repeated vandalism and a pursuit by the Ford Foundation to remain in Elmira.

The harmful and racist foundations of craniometry have now been discredited, reports Elise Smith, but it had Victorian scientists captivated ...

A new study asks why the ID movement hasn’t left a more enduring mark on scientific or religious thought. Like a brightly burning candle in the wind: That’s how C. W. Howell depicts the brief history ...

For those with a family history of pancreatic cancer or other pancreatic conditions, the message is even clearer: avoid ...

This meant that a model could look at the neural signals of a person and infer what colour they were viewing—even without ...

Forty-four percent of people age 15 and older living with diabetes are undiagnosed, so they don’t know they have it, ...

Data show that political violence in America is rising, becoming more partisan, and more focused on elected officials. Behind this disturbing trend is polarisation, misinformation, and the easy availa ...

There is something, however, that distinctly separates us humans from the vast majority of mammals: we live long past our ...

On Capitol Hill last week, veterans and lawmakers convened for a compelling hearing on what the Pentagon now refers to as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, or UAPs. At the center of the hearing was a ...

The hottest parts of the sun are its solar flares, and a new study suggests these flares could be more than six times hotter ...

Lifton described a key psychological mechanism, what he called the “thought-terminating cliché.” It’s the switch that mutes ...

Ken Dryden was one of the most fascinating characters in NHL history. Here are seven reasons why he'll always be remembered.