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Do dogs really see in just black and white?
Don't worry that your dog's world is visually drab.Kevin Short/EyeEm via Getty ImagesCurious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to...
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Six eyewitnesses misidentified a murderer – here's what went wrong in the lineup
Research shows how to make lineups more fair and less biased.EvgeniyShkolenko/iStock via Getty Images PlusOn the strength of six eyewitnesses’ lineup identifications, Lydell Grant was sentenced to life...
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Retractions and controversies over coronavirus research show that the process...
A high-profile paper on the risks of hyrdoxychloroquine was recently and rightfully retracted.AP Photo/John Locher,Several high-profile papers on COVID-19 research have come under fire from people in...
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Digital contact tracing's mixed record abroad spells trouble for US efforts...
South Korea's success in containing COVID-19 came at the price of sacrificing privacy.AP Photo/Ahn Young-joonTwo public health measures – testing, to identify those infected, and contact tracing, to...
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What makes a 'wave' of disease? An epidemiologist explains
Daily deaths from COVID-19 have rarely been below 600 in the U.S. since March.Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty ImagesPanic about a second wave of coronavirus cases is “overblown,” Vice President Mike Pence...
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Rare neurological disorder, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, linked to COVID-19
COVID-19 has been linked to neurological problems in those with severe disease.Ralwel / Getty ImagesThe patient in the case report (let’s call him Tom) was 54 and in good health. For two days in May,...
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Synthetic odors created by activating brain cells help neuroscientists...
When you sniff a particular scent, your brain cells fire in a recognizable pattern.Maskot via Getty ImagesWhen you experience something with your senses, it evokes complex patterns of activity in your...
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Why are scientists trying to manufacture organs in space?
This Bioculture System will let biologists learn about how space impacts human health by studying cells grown in the microgravity environment of the International Space Station. NASA/Ames Research...
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Aerosols are a bigger coronavirus threat than WHO guidelines suggest – here's...
Aerosols are made up of tiny respiratory droplets suspended in the air.Jeffrey Coolidge via Getty ImagesWhen someone coughs, talks or even breathes, they send tiny respiratory droplets into the...
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Cell-like decoys could mop up viruses in humans – including the one that...
Duck decoys lure real ducks within range of hunters. Nanoparticles that look like cells serve as both decoys and hunters to ensnare virus particles.Chuck Holland/Flickr, CC BY-NDThe Research Brief is a...
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When states pass social liberalization laws, they create regional advantages...
Marriage equality supporters in 2006 probably had no idea the law they advocated would spur innovation.Darren McCollester/Getty Images News via Getty ImagesWhat conditions lead to world-changing...
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How deadly is COVID-19? A biostatistician explores the question
The number of confirmed and probable deaths from COVID-19 in New York City was 23,247 as of July 10, which is more than eight times the number who died in the 9/11 attack.Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty...
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The UAE's Mars mission seeks to bring Hope to more places than the red planet
Star trails in the desert.TARIQ_M_1 / Getty ImagesOn July 14, a new Mars-bound spacecraft will launch from Japan. While several Mars missions are planned to launch over the next month, what makes this...
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Your coping and resilience strategies might need to shift as the COVID-19...
Keeping your equilibrium can be a challenge in times of uncertainty.Léonard Cotte/Unsplash, CC BYAs people in the U.S. mark six months of coronavirus, the challenges of coping with life during a...
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An argument for gene drive technology to genetically control insects like...
Swarms of locusts are seen on a tree in a residential area in the southwestern Pakistan city of Quetta on June 12, 2020. BANARAS KHAN/AFP via Getty ImagesThe fate of society rests in part on how humans...
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Duckweed is an incredible, radiation-fighting astronaut food – and by...
The tiny floating duckweed plant is uniquely suited to meet the nutritional needs of astronauts.Dr. Jared J. Stewart, CC BY-NDThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.What’s...
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A restart of nuclear testing offers little scientific value to the US and...
Hundreds of nuclear weapons have been tested by the U.S. since WWII, but newer science has replaced the need for live detonations. Galerie Bilderwelt / Hulton Archive via Getty ImagesJuly 15, 2020...
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Personality can predict who's a rule-follower and who flouts COVID-19 social...
Who will wait on the checkout line footprints and who will rage against them?Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesAs states struggle to get the COVID-19 balance right – between eased restrictions...
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A new anti-platelet drug shows potential for treating blood vessel clots in...
Cardiovascular disease is the leading source of death worldwide.PM Images / Getty ImagesClots obstruct blood vessels and can be deadly. They cause heart attack, stroke and are also a major problem in...
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How brains do what they do is more complex than what anatomy on its own suggests
Scientists are still piecing together the puzzle of how the brain works.Yuichiro Chino/Moment via Getty ImagesHow the brain works remains a puzzle with only a few pieces in place. Of these, one big...
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