Trapping ultracold atoms with laser light let researchers magnify and then image the wave functions of atoms that were ...

A new study shows that gifted word learner dogs extend verbal labels to new objects based on functional similarity and form ...

Jill Lepore’s history of the Constitution includes a colorful cast of characters and makes a case for it as a living document ...

The first law of thermodynamics is one of the bedrock laws of physics. Even if you’re not gung-ho for physics research, you ...

Tiny tweaks in DNA folding can have big effects. A study from Umeå University shows that even the most subtle changes in ...

At just 25, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin applied quantum physics to a treasure trove of astronomical observations to show that stars are mostly hydrogen and helium.

How did digits evolve? While it is clear that they derive from genetic programs already present in fish, their precise origin ...

When is the Pareto optimal amount of public goods independent of income distribution? Subject to certain simple regularity conditions, the answer is "when preferences of each individual i can be ...

"It's a full length musical that treats Friedrich Nietzsche, the famous philosopher, as the 'Hamilton' musical treats Hamilton." explained Gee, flipping through the book of music that he composed for ...