Tuesday, September 15, 2026 12:20 PM ET
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Is science journalism dying? Comparing a 'science crash' 40 years ago to today -- Bruce Lewenstein, Cornell University and Chris Mooney, University of Tennessee3 hours ago
Why does your brain mix up memories? A new study examines how memories are misplaced in your brain's filing cabinets -- Ian McDonough, Binghamton University, State University of New York3 hours ago
Shingles can cause severe chronic pain – new research on how exosomes alter neurons offers pathways to treatment -- Andrew Bubak, University of Colorado Anschutz1 day ago
AI is supercharging money scams – here's what you can do to protect yourself -- Pawan Jain, University of Michigan Flint1 day ago
Your memories of how you heard about 9/11 may well be wrong – we've been asking the same people what they remember for 25 years -- Elizabeth A. Phelps, Harvard University and William Hirst, The New School3 days ago
What the settlement left out: Meta can still collect data from kids -- Randolph A Robinson II, University of Illinois Chicago1 day ago
Decades after 9/11, toxic dust and PTSD may be accelerating brain aging among first responders -- Roberto Lucchini, Florida International University12 days ago
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Space weather can cause both beautiful auroras and infrastructure challenges – 5 essential reads on protecting life and technology -- Mary Magnuson, The Conversation6 days ago
'Star Trek' and NASA have intertwined legacies – the show championed diversity and inspired generations of real space scientists -- Deana L. Weibel, Grand Valley State University6 days ago
Trump is proposing a US Space Academy – if created, it could blur the lines between NASA and the military -- Wendy Whitman Cobb, Air University13 days ago
Many space missions are searching for life beyond Earth – but are we prepared for the fallout if they succeed? -- Margaret E. Kosal, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dayana Alagirova, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Karryl Kim Sagun Trajano, Nanyang Technological University13 days ago
NASA is gearing up to launch its next flagship space telescope – combining spy technology with sophisticated infrared detectors -- Don Figer, Rochester Institute of Technology19 days ago
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American women in communities with ample broadband access lose less time waiting for services, reducing time poverty -- Mattia Caldarulo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Andrea Hetling, Rutgers University, and Gregory Porumbescu, Rutgers University - Newark5 days ago
Essential digital technologies are critical infrastructure – they are not always built and managed that way -- Francine Berman, UMass Amherst7 days ago
Daejon Love case highlights online romance scams: Research reveals scammers' tactics – and how to defend against them -- Fangzhou Wang, University of Texas at Arlington13 days ago
Changes to Facebook and Instagram are key part of Meta's $17B settlement with the states over harm to teens -- Carolina Rossini, UMass Amherst15 days ago
Why social media algorithms send you posts you don't like -- Ziv Epstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Farnaz Jahanbakhsh, University of Michigan, and Michael Bernstein, Stanford University25 days ago
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Learning without a brain – how bacteria store memories and remember the past like artificial neural networks -- Shiladitya Banerjee, Georgia Institute of Technology4 days ago
Tiny backpacks reveal the secret, sometimes circuitous migrations of small songbirds -- Stephanie Szarmach, Smithsonian Institution7 days ago
Compared to driving, flying is extraordinarily safe – but why doesn't it feel that way? -- Mihhail Berezovski, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Alex Chaparro, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University11 days ago
Caterpillar twitches in an ultraquiet chamber are helping biologists understand how these insects hear without ears -- Aishwarya Sriram, Binghamton University, State University of New York; Carol Miles, Binghamton University, State University of New York; Ronald Miles, Binghamton University, State University of New York, and Sara Aghazadeh, Binghamton University, State University of New York13 days ago
Worms navigate narrow paths faster than wide ones – these findings could inform robot design -- K. R. Prathyusha, University of Colorado Boulder15 days ago
FDA approves breakthrough pancreatic cancer drug – an oncologist explains how daraxonrasib nearly doubles survival -- Christopher Lieu, University of Colorado Anschutz19 days ago
'Male' and 'female' plugs and connectors – gendered language for the ends of garden hoses, electrical cords and pipe fittings sparks debate -- Jo Mackiewicz, Iowa State University and Jordan Smith, University of Northern Colorado21 days ago
Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential -- Dannell D. Boatman, West Virginia University22 days ago
I'm part of the team writing the next bible of psychiatry – for the first time, the DSM will use biology to understand mental disorders -- Anand Kumar, University of Illinois Chicago19 days ago
One of the most common brain disorders is one of the most misunderstood – how functional neurological disorder is both 'all in your head' and beyond it -- Mackenzi Moore, University of Colorado Anschutz1 month ago
Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer's – how complex mental maps and spatial reasoning protect your brain -- Hatim Sharif, The University of Texas at San Antonio1 month ago
A lack of pies for a pack of lies – what spoonerisms reveal about how the brain produces speech -- Karen Stollznow, University of Colorado Boulder; Griffith University2 months ago
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Do you need to worry about the Sun turning into a black hole? -- Anuradha Gupta, University of Mississippi7 days ago
What would you see if you had one eye on the back of your head and the other in the front? -- Abigail Witmer, The Ohio State University15 days ago
How do ice cubes cool a drink? -- Matthew Koss, College of the Holy Cross22 days ago
Can we remove or decrease spaces between atoms or molecules? -- Robin Macaluso, University of Texas at Arlington1 month ago
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Why do I talk in my sleep? A sleep psychologist explains -- Michael R. Nadorff, Mississippi State University1 day ago
People with Tourette syndrome, like Billie Eilish, use everything in their power to suppress tics – this exhausting process is key to treatment -- Michael Okun, University of Florida6 days ago