Category Science

We like to think we’re straightforward about information — that we want answers when they’re useful and avoid them when they’re not. In reality, our relationship with knowledge is far…

Most people recognize the risks of secondhand smoke. The haze, the smell, the immediate irritation – it is an exposure that feels obvious and temporary. But new research suggests the…

Even after centuries of scientific exploration, Earth is still full of surprises. Millions of species have been described so far, but thousands more continue to emerge each year, helped along…

The mountains in northwestern Calabria were once home to a Bronze Age community, and perhaps a startling family secret. An international team of researchers from the Max Planck Harvard Research…

For many young adults, downtime has become strangely exhausting. Even moments meant for rest are often filled with scrolling, notifications, and a lingering sense of pressure to be productive. But…

Key Takeaways on How the Earth Is Round The Earth is round, and we know this from detailed measurements and geometric inferencing based off satellites with lasers. Earth is often…

Straight-tusked elephants (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) lived with wolves, deer, and weasel-like mammals in the coastal wildernesses of southern Spain during the Last Interglacial. Researchers writing in Quaternary Science Review have discovered…

The powerful James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has given astronomers a glimpse into distant corners of our universe. The telescope’s latest discovery is one of the weirdest yet. In a…

Long before numbers were written down or equations etched into clay tablets, early farming communities may have been doing math — with flowers. A new study, published in the Journal…

Cambridge, Mass., December 22, 2026 Digital Science, a global technology company advancing research integrity, security, and impact, today affirmed its support for U.S. government efforts to safeguard taxpayer-funded research, following…