Science

Duping a guppy is easier than duping a ring dove — at least when it comes to a classic optical illusion.  In the Ebbinghaus illusion, two identical circles placed side by side are each framed by a set of either...

If you’re like most people, you’ve probably stretched the truth at a doctor’s appointment. That could look like lying about how much you drink each week, how much you exercise, your depression symptoms or your thoughts on taking a...

A suspected terrorist allegedly linked to the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel has been arrested in Louisiana. House Speaker Mike Johnson called the revelation "alarming," blaming the former Biden administration’s border policies for allowing the suspect into...

Legendary bond investor Bill Gross urged caution about buying gold, which has been soaring recently, even as he warned on budget deficits and a slowing economy. In a post on X on Friday, the...

Assuming our solar system’s newest interstellar object isn’t an alien mothership sent here to menace us, humankind still hasn’t spotted any signs of extraterrestrial life, let alone intelligence — which, given how incalculably vast the universe is, is strange....

About a year into Russia's war, a Ukrainian drone instructor pitched what sounded to troops like science fiction: flying quadcopters into Moscow's scout drones midair.The soldiers thought it was impossible. It would be too difficult to maneuver a quadcopter,...

Citations A. Topiwala et al. Alcohol use and risk of dementia in diverse populations: evidence from cohort, case-control and Mendelian randomization approaches. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. Posted September 23, 2025. doi: 10.1136/bmjebm-2025-113913L. Said. U.S. drinking rate at all-time low as alcohol concerns...

Bright flecks of burning wood stream through the smoky air and toward a hapless house. Before the one-story structure, the glowing specks, each merely centimeters in size, seem insignificant. But each lofted ember is a seed of destruction. Researchers...

MIT Music and Theater Arts fondly remembers the legacy of Professor Emerita Jeanne Shapiro Bamberger, who passed away...

A telltale hint was on the bee’s knees.An analysis of 127 fossil flowers, flower buds and bees from central Germany revealed pollen particles that precisely matched ancient flowers to their pollinators. The fossils date to around 24 million years...