While zoning out occasionally happened after a full night's slumber, it was much more common after the participants had ...

In various contexts, for practical, philosophical, and logical reasons, there is a default assumption. In the criminal justice system, for example, someone is presumed innocent until proven guilty. T ...

An international team of scientists, led by the University of Oxford, has achieved a world-first by creating plasma ...

Up until now, the simulation hypothesis, which has occasionally received backing from the likes of Elon Musk and Neil ...

All over the world people are ageing more rapidly and succumbing to diseases that typically affected the elderly. But there ...

As comet 3I/ATLAS nears its 29 October perihelion, scientists test whether its acceleration hints at alien propulsion—a bold ...

New research challenges the idea that the hemispheres' matching brightness is a fundamental property of the planet ...

After conventional wisdom seemed to make peanut allergies worse, a 15-year scientific journey led to “landmark” recommendations that now appear to be reducing their incidence.

Summary: A global study of vertebrates reveals that body temperature is the key driver behind brain size evolution. Warm-blooded species like mammals and birds can maintain the energy demands of ...

What makes us tip? A new study explores two main motives: genuine appreciation for the service and conformity with social ...

The long-debated idea that we might all be living in a computer simulation—popularized by science fiction films like The Matrix—has taken a major hit.