What happens when science starts asking the same questions as philosophy, and maybe even theology? That’s exactly where “The Story of Everything” lands. The upcoming docufilm, led by physicist and ...

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It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across each month. In the past, we’ve featured year-end roundups of cool science ...

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 ...

In a world saturated with stories—from ancient myths to TikTok clips—narratives knit together emotion, memory, and meaning. A new study in the Journal of Neuroscience suggests that how a story is told ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We got to share in a rare moment of collective awe this week as four astronauts blasted off toward the moon, beginning a 10-day journey that ...

In its first 10 years, STAT has led the way in charting seismic events: the rise of a pandemic and the science-shaking directives of a new president, but also the emergence of a transformative new ...

In December 2016, a flurry of headlines declared that “flashing lights could treat Alzheimer’s disease,” based on a single mouse study 1. The research was widely amplified by the media. But within a ...

J.D. Allen has reported for public radio stations across the Northeast, investigating the climate crisis, health care, and small businesses, and real estate and land use for community newspapers on ...

In 1953, Francis Crick and James Watson discovered DNA and the double helix model, right? Well, this is the story, a story of science that is based on stereotypes of scientists as independent ...

It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across. So ...