A researcher who studied fingernail growth and a group that explored whether painting zebra-like stripes on cows reduced fly bites are among the winners of this year's Ig Nobels.

It’s a little complicated to weigh a dying person on a hospital bed, but that didn’t matter to Duncan MacDougall. In the early 20th century, MacDougall’s unique, purpose-built scale was ready to ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, strange ...

A new study reveals how a hidden human bias has shaped centuries of scientific errors, from Galileo to modern research.

Science strives to produce reliable knowledge, advance our understanding of the world, and ultimately drive progress. This ...

Scientific research was suppressed for decades in Maoist China, Stalin's Russia, and Nazi Germany. This seriously held back ...

Early scientific theories—such as those explaining basic phenomena like gravity, burning, and the movement of molecules in ...

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has submitted a formal comment to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) advisory council, urging the institute to end its support for ...

Cultural ideas are inextricably entwined with the people who do science, the questions they ask, the assumptions they hold and the conclusions they land on.

The Portland Trail Blazers tried to make the playoffs a year ago, but came up just short of making the play-in. They dug themselves too big a hole early in the season when they were suffering some ...

BOULDER, CO — Colorado football coach Deion Sanders got a little defensive this week when asked about the final 67 seconds of his team’s 27-20 loss against Georgia Tech on Aug. 29. It’s a sore subject ...

Building a team through the draft is a consistent mantra from almost every NFL team because getting cost-controlled young players in a salary-capped league is crucial to success. Pulling that off ...