Science

LONDON — An experimental drug can sweep tangles of tau from the brain, raising hopes that the treatment could help Alzheimer’s disease patients, according to clinical trial data released July 14.The compound, called diranersen and developed by pharma giant...

A new global map shows how gigantic bands of water vapor travel along networks of interconnected highways in the sky.When these atmospheric rivers make landfall, they can cause floods, blizzards, landslides and even heat waves. But their timing and...

No one wants to get into an uncomfortable aircraft. NASA research could help the emerging industry of air taxis —small, vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft meant for short trips — understand the relationship between comfort and willingness to fly. That’s where NASA comes...

Infrared cameras can be used to spot useful information that our eyes can’t see, such as gases...

The Zooniverse, a NASA grantee that runs the world’s largest platform for online people-powered research, has reached an extraordinary milestone: 1 billion classifications contributed by volunteers around the world. This milestone is a celebration of everyone who has marked...

A new study led by MIT researchers could drive the development of more energy-efficient digital displays —...

Terrestrial planets experience landslides in spades, and so do some moons, asteroids and comets. But — until now — they’ve never been definitively spotted on Pluto, even though the icy world has all the ingredients necessary for their formation....

NASA flight photographers capture history from a perspective few ever experience, getting a rare bird’s-eye view of the agency’s missions in action. Their photos document key NASA research and give the public a front-row seat to the work happening...

Soviet scientists in the 1930s knew what could happen if they bucked the party line: denunciation, firing and banishment from the scientific establishment, even imprisonment and death. Political reprisals against those who opposed the views of dictator Joseph Stalin...

Lost in CuriosityRoberta KwokSourcebooks, $27.99Earning my Ph.D. was probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done, and I distinctly remember the first time I wanted to quit. I was a first-year grad student at the University of Chicago, and while...