science

Dutch authorities to prosecute psychologist Diederik Stapel Dutch psychologist Diederik Stapel is under investigation by the Openbaar Ministerie (Public Prosecution Service) of the Netherlands for alleged fraud and misuse of government money. Authorities have confiscated...

Corvids (birds of the crow family) have long been accepted to be among the most intelligent bird species. Crows have proven imaginatively playful, adept at problem solving, as well as being keen surveyors of their...

The entire field of particle physics is going to switch to open-access publishing within the next few years, making almost all new research available for free. This move will be paid for by SCOAP3, an...

Study shows fear can be erased from brain A new study from Uppsala University in Sweden has shined light on the emotions involved with fear and its memory recall. Published on Sept. 20 in the...

On Tuesday, Sept. 25, the state of California signed a bill into law that will allow self-driving cars on California roadways. It sounds like science fiction, but it actually won’t be long until the technology...

I care about science. I am fascinated by its attempt to systematically weigh evidence and weed out bias, ever striving to reach successively closer approximations of the truth. I also care about bad science,...

This year has been an exciting time in the field of particle physics. A few months ago, scientists in China measured theta-13, a previously unknown mathematical parameter that helps explain neutrino oscillations. In March, physicists...