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Not all uncertainty is bad. Some uncertainty and anxiety are good things. Can you imagine how boring life would be if we always knew exactly what would happen next? But these days, many of us are… ...
To understand how clouds get their shape, it helps to understand the basics of how they form. When air rises and cools, the water vapor it holds condenses into tiny water droplets or ice crystals.
This article appeared in the Science & technology section of the print edition under the headline “How much protein do you really need?” ...
When your science is attacked, how do you cope? Nick Franks has challenged the accepted theory of what happens to our brains as we sleep, and he’s faced fierce and personal criticisms for going ...
Big cats quiz: Can you get the lion's share of these questions right? Snake quiz: How much do you know about the slithering reptiles? Elephant quiz: Test your smarts on the world's largest land animal ...
A real GCSE maths question was shared online and claimed to be 'impossible' by many parents and adults. The question comes as teenagers across the UK sat their GCSE exams in a range of subjects ...
NIH officials found the memo’s directives appalling. “This is not how we do science, ever,” one of them, who requested anonymity out of concern for professional retribution, told me.
How the brain controls movement under uncertainty New study with rhesus monkeys helps to improve brain-computer interfaces Date: April 14, 2025 Source: Deutsches Primatenzentrum (DPZ)/German ...
How do you plan money decisions with all this uncertainty? President Donald Trump’s U-turn on tariffs yesterday reminded investors just how fast the economic landscape can change.
Science skepticism is rising. Learn why people distrust science—and how to think critically in a world full of misinformation.