A 2006 conference for physicists in the U.S. Virgin Islands that included a trip to Jeffrey Epstein's private island shows how he used his wealth to build relationships with prominent scientists.

When scientists unwittingly turned helium into a superfluid — a feat many thought was impossible — Dr. Leggett not only recognized what had happened but also explained how.

A new study explains how some supernovas are particularly dazzling—the glow from a magnetic, spinning ball of neutrons called a magnetar. An assist from Einstein is what settled the case ...

We all remember that infamous scene in the 1983 classic, A Christmas Story, where a boy licks a cold metal post on the playground and ends up getting his tongue stuck to the surface. It’s practically ...

The literary world has given countless sci-fi classics, but titles like Neuromancer and Brave New World rank among the ...

A 2006 conference for physicists in the U.S. Virgin Islands that included a trip to Jeffrey Epstein's private island shows how he used his wealth to build relationships with prominent scientists.

It's an age old practice that's having a moment right now. But is there anything to the health claims? Scientists say sauna ...

A new book from Rebecca Solnit, promising to bring us hope in these “difficult times”, is among our pick of popular science titles out this month – along with a guide on how to talk to AI, and a look ...

Federal data shows the NIH lost about 4,400 people — more than 20% of its workforce. Scientists say the departures harm the U.S.’ ability to respond to disease outbreaks, develop treatments for ...

It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across ...

But the failed experiment sparked something far more powerful: the realization that curiosity is a lifelong navigational tool. “My hypothesis was wrong, but something more important happened,” says ...

In science, careers are often imagined as linear: a direct path from school to degree, PhD to postdoc, and onwards to the inevitable professorship or industry role. In reality, research rarely moves ...