Even many professional educators and people with neuroscience training hold popular misconceptions.

As North Korea ramps up its testing of nuclear weapons, international relations experts comment on escalating tensions and the war of words between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump.

But only during certain sleep phases.

Researchers use CRISPR and skin grafts to boost insulin levels and reduce weight in mice.

The ancient civilizations central to Greek mythology had surprisingly diverse heritage.

Plants benefit from nocturnal pollination, but they’re getting less of it due to light pollution.

The filter removed 99 percent of metals from samples contaminated with cadmium, cobalt, copper, mercury, nickel, and lead. 

What’s causing the dramatic decline remains unclear, but chemical exposure is a possible culprit.

Cybersecurity analysts may soon be able to travel through cyberspace like outer space and see attacks with the naked eye.

The results set a new timeline for the dispersal of modern humans out of Africa and across south Asia.

The South Pacific patch may be as big as a million square miles, 1.5 times the size of Texas.

Images and a GIF were successfully encoded into the genome of a living E. coli cell.

Chemical compound on the surface of Mars kills bacteria when exposed to UV.

Genetically tailored cancer treatments train the immune system to target mutations unique to each patient.

In a community pilot study, incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest dropped by 17 percent among middle-aged adults after the ACA went into effect.

A touch of asymmetry and the right amount of teeth.

Researchers tie the massive array of different egg shapes to birds’ flight ability

Average whale sizes dropped drastically before their populations collapsed. Now researchers say it’s time to start measuring other threatened species.

The longer mothers breastfed, the greater the benefit.

As temperatures rise, so too does the risk of heat related death.