The science of learning is an interdisciplinary area of study that investigates the processes of human learning. It builds on a long history of research from developmental psychology, linguistics, ...

More than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development. By Lisa Friedman The Environmental Protection Agency plans ...

Physics dazzled Miles Cranmer from an early age. His grandfather, a physics professor at the University of Toronto, gave him books on the subject, and his parents took him to open houses at ...

We’re about a quarter of the way through the 21st century. Summers across the global north are now defined by flash floods, droughts, heat waves, uncontainable wildfires, and intensifying named storms ...

For many elderly Japanese, a car provides vital access to daily necessities and essential services. While many remain ...

In this excerpt from KCUR's podcast "Seeking A Scientist," host Kate the Chemist set out to understand the science behind everyday stress and some helpful ways to cope. Are you feeling stressed? If ...

Every time I pick up a novel, I am struck by the remarkable cognitive and emotional processes that unfold in my mind. “Just one more chapter,” I tell myself—only to find that I’ve been transported ...