A mouse brain is not much larger than a thumbnail. In a new experiment, scientists genetically prevented much of its cerebral ...
Trust in scientists in the UK is strong overall, with 63% indicating they have high trust in scientists in general—but a ...
They had to view it without cracking its secure clay envelope.
A new U.K. study finds trust in scientists is driven less by expertise and more by shared values and political identity, ...
Inside the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency, scientists say they’re under pressure to alter safety reviews of chemicals commonly found in consumer products like household ...
AI has already proved itself a valuable scientific tool. Could it take on a more central role in the research process? AI companies frequently invoke the possibility of AI-enabled scientific discovery ...
Until recently, the number of citizen scientists in Australia was estimated at between 100,000 and 130,000 people. But this is a major underestimate. My survey of about 20 key organisations suggests ...
Two major alien-life announcements in 2025 generated enormous excitement, but most astrobiologists remained unconvinced. Only 6.6% of surveyed experts thought possible biological molecules on K2-18b ...