Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify the type of trees affected by Phanerochaete velutina. A species of wood-eating fungus didn't need a brain to pass a cognitive test with flying ...

A New York Times health reporter explains what makes a good study, and how she knows which papers merit an article. Credit...Ricardo Tomás Supported by By Dani Blum New health research publishes every ...

As misinformation about women's health spreads faster than ever, doctors say new research on the risks of hormonal birth control underscores the challenge of communicating nuance in the social media ...

After decades of frustration, machine-learning tools are unlocking a treasure trove of acoustic data for ecologists. A small songbird soars above Ithaca, New York, on a September night. He is one of 4 ...

300 hours. This is the common answer to the question, “How long should I study for the CPA exam?” But is this truly enough study time to pass the CPA exam? If not, how many hours are enough? And is ...

MA Design Research, Writing and Criticism presents a talk with Danah Abdulla, designer, educator, and author of Design Otherwise: Transforming Design Education in the Arab Region. Abdulla will tackle ...

Olaf Lipinski receives funding from UK Research and Innovation Centre for Doctoral Training in Machine Intelligence for Nano-electronic Devices and Systems. In the 2016 science fiction movie Arrival, ...

Could smoking pot lead people to drink less alcohol? In an elaborate and provocative experiment, scientists doled out joints and free drinks to see whether this idea — sometimes described as ...

If you order up coffee on a mobile app while scrolling your social feeds, or can't stop watching videos and reading news articles on your phone at bedtime, listen up! Researchers studied what happened ...