Simulating ice storms, the discovery of acid rain and more. Hubbard Brook’s executive director Anthea Lavallee spoke with ...

A multi-year study of the reliability of published social & behavioral science research has found that only about half of published results are replicated by new studies.

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The Roman sage Marcus Aurelius said we should never let the future disturb us. But then he never had a conversation with the futurologist Nick Bostrom about the state of the world in 2050. “There’s a ...

It’s a shining example of science in action, even if it doesn’t look all that active. This week, we’re finding out how stainless steel came to be. * The following is the key difference between regular ...

Now, new research published in the journal PLOS One indicates that they were capable of complex dental interventions, which ...

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Earlier this month we told you about a study published in the latest issue of Hormones and Behavior, that concluded that women’s facial features and estrogen levels ...

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