Science

SpaceX launched another big batch of its Starlink broadband satellites from Florida’s Space Coast on Monday night (Nov. 10).

Japanese researchers found that lecanemab, an amyloid-clearing drug for Alzheimer’s, does not improve the brain’s waste clearance system in the short term. This implies that nerve damage and impaired clearance occur early and are difficult to reverse. Their findings underscore…

In the last decade, armed drones have become one of the most visible symbols of modern warfare. Once the preserve of advanced militaries, armed drones are now widely available on the global arms market. Countries such as Turkey, China and…

Reading is a complex cognitive skill that predicts career prospects and social mobility throughout our lifetimes. For newcomers to a country, success often depends on learning to read fluently in a new language.

Small-group discussions designed to help elementary students engage in conversations that promote critical analytic thinking, reasoning and deeper understanding of the content they read increased critical thinking over time for fourth- and fifth-grade students, according to a new study by…

The breakup of a personal relationship can bring hurt feelings, tension and confrontation, and sometimes even violence. But predicting which ones are most volatile is a complex matter.

An Italian producer has announced plans for the first western film to launch a filmmaker into low-Earth orbit to shoot key scenes.

A mind-boggling lack of encryption allowed researchers to eavesdrop on satellite links and intercept vast quantities of private communications, including those by government and military officials.

You are having dinner with friends, and the conversation is lively. Do your hands join the chat, or do they stay focused on your knife and fork?

Many people still fall for new forms of network marketing, multi-level marketing (MLMs) and other organizations that, despite their products, strongly resemble pyramid schemes. However, Claudia Groß (Radboud University) and William Keep (College of New Jersey) discovered that scientific research…