Koch, who studied vision, thought that by measuring people's brain responses as they looked at special optical illusions, scientists could figure out which parts of the brain are activated when ...

Have you ever wondered about the world around you? Like, why the sky is blue, or why people act the way they do? There are two big ways we try to understand these things: through physical science and ...

Few people take the pseudoscientific statements made by Putin and his entourage seriously. In Russia itself, they are often the subject of satire. In the West, they are perceived as deliberate ...

Much has been written advising laypeople to navigate conflicting medical opinions and identify the golden truth amid the pervasive muck and mire. These questions also vex judges when evidence is ...

Everyday life is full of small behaviors we treat as moral choices, scientific truths, or acts of civic virtue—often without much reflection. From abandoned shopping carts to climate guilt over pet ...

A major international review has upended long-held ideas about how top performers are made. By analyzing nearly 35,000 elite achievers across science, music, chess, and sports, researchers found that ...

The holidays are here, which means you’re probably thinking about gifts — what to buy, whom to give to and how much to spend. Gift-giving is often framed as a source of stress and obligation, but a ...

All year long, these moments captivated the public, demonstrated dangerous trends, and pushed research and innovation forward In 2025, researchers watched an interstellar comet, learned about human ...

According to Tom McKone (“Science, religion or both?”), “science is all about evidence, asking questions, collecting objective information, and drawing conclusions. It can take us pretty far, but it ...

Competing policy efforts to lower drug prices could muddy the waters of drug pricing and leave patients unable to afford their prescription medications. Drug companies are essentially forced to abide ...

Seattle is the most highly educated big city in the United States. In my last column, I reported on 2024 census data showing a remarkable 70% of Seattle residents age 25 and older have a bachelor’s ...