The idea that modern humans inherited DNA from Neanderthal ancestors is one of the 21st century’s most celebrated discoveries ...

Around 1% of the global population has a Ph.D. It's the highest academic qualification, the result of years spent on original ...

A Rutgers physicist collaborates with Claude on a research project and says universities must prepare students for a new model of scientific study For years, Rutgers physicist David Shih solved ...

When stem cells are injected into thick tissues, they often clump together and die from lack of oxygen or nutrients, making it almost impossible to use them for thick, highly vascularized tissues like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After Meta’s reckoning with Horizon World, its virtual-reality platform, a chorus of “I told you so”s rang out from critics of ...

Boston Scientific announced multiple recalls but has said its battery issues were limited. One internal test in 2025 found batteries with an “extremely high failure rate.” Credit...Illustration by Mel ...

A sweeping new study from Northwestern University reveals that scientific fraud is no longer just the work of a few rogue researchers—it has evolved into a global, organized enterprise. By analyzing ...

Gambling addiction, which affects many service members and veterans, has been approved for Department of War research funding. The Fiscal 2026 Consolidated Appropriations Act, signed into law by ...

Independent verification of data is a cornerstone of scientific research. The scientific method relies on reproducibility to validate findings and build upon existing work. Ideally, researchers should ...

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The Kadena Air Base game room in Japan features more than 80 entertainment slot machines. (Senior Airman Omari Bernard/U.S. Air Force) Gambling addiction is now a topic that researchers can study ...