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Research productivity typically peaks during the year before tenure, researchers found. It’s well-known that professors across all disciplines are under pressure to publish if they want…

Ask a chatbot if it’s conscious, and it will likely say no—unless it’s Anthropic’s Claude 4. “I find myself genuinely uncertain about this,” it replied in…

Walking more could reduce your risk of dementia, depression and dying from cancer, as well as being good for your heart, according to research. And you…

To win in 2028, Democrats need to win back a lot of working-class voters, including a lot of blue-collar Donald Trump voters. Doing so requires dispensing…

The United States Environmental Protection Agency building is seen in August 2024 in Washington, D.C. The Trump administration is shutting down the agency’s unit for scientific…

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On-campus engagement is one metric that can predict student success, but external factors including needing to work, caretaking responsibilities or living off campus can hinder students’…

Mathematics research typically requires few materials. To explore the secrets of prime numbers, investigate unimaginable shapes or elucidate other fundamental mysteries of our universe, mathematicians don’t…

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman.Today we’re leaving the podcast studio to take you on a field trip to the LIGO Lab…

The US National Institute of Health (NIH) is continuing to fund “cruel and wasteful” animal experiments involving dogs and cats, despite their recent announcement to reduce…