New studies show that first-born daughters really do have it the hardest — and that's great news for the rest of us.

To honor the Institute’s pioneering past as we look ahead to its future, Big Picture Science presents a new monthly podcast ...

Several fields of mathematics have developed in total isolation, using their own 'undecipherable' coded languages. Mathematicians now present 'big algebras,' a two-way mathematical 'dictionary' ...

New observations from the Webb telescope challenge the Big Bang theory, providing evidence to support the "Tired Light" ...

The secrets of black holes and dark matter could lie before the Big Bang, a new study of "bouncing" cosmology hints. The Big Bang may not have been the beginning of the universe, according to a ...

Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C., on politics, demographics and inequality. A substantial number of Republican voters are losing faith in science. In April 2020, 14 ...

Some researchers suggested this meant that something might be wrong with the theory that explains what the universe is made of and how it has evolved since the big bang, known as the standard ...

The moai community structure facilitates trust, making asking favors between members more comfortable, says Christal Burnette, a spokesperson for the Okinawa Research Center for Longevity Science ...

Some physicists think that primordial black holes — tiny, super-dense bodies created soon after the Big Bang — could account ...

Such labels represent a direct smear on scientists' reputations—the coin of the realm in science; as a consequence of this censorship regime, many scientists opt to stay silent or watch from the ...

Not wanting this tumor-thingy hanging over my head, I asked to schedule the surgery as quickly as possible. Dr. CBB once again told me there was no rush, even though the radiology report stated ...