The centuries-old texts were erased, and then written over, by monks at Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt

Could right now be the most influential time ever? Richard Fisher looks at the case for and against – and why it matters.

Studies show people living in the Arctic Circle are armed with a mindset that helps combat the long ‘polar night’. It might come in handy for us all…

Are you getting enough vitamin D? Research suggests it could help protect you from an adverse Covid-19 outcome, though more study is needed.

Background To investigate the association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and its effect on adverse clinical outcomes, and parameters of immune function and mortality due to a SARS-CoV-2 infection. Study design The hospital data of 235 patients…

People in Lake Jackson, Texas, are urged to take precautionary measures amid contamination concerns.

A neuroscientist on how we came to be aware of ourselves

China's Social Credit System is meant to improve society while denying citizens their Human Rights.

If data is the new oil, what's the new global warming? Social Cooling asks the question: is our faith in big data slowly making us more well behaved.. but less human?

A key metric in seeking to end the COVID-19 pandemic is the likely duration of acquired immunity, or how long people previously infected with the responsible SARS-CoV-2 virus will be protected agai…

A series of research papers renews hope that the long-elusive goal of mimicking the way the sun produces energy might be achievable.

The way we decide may even give insight into delusional thinking

Attrition among women in the industry continues, according to a report from Accenture and Girls Who Code.

There’s been quite a bit of discussion in the news lately about whether to pause or resume college athletics during the pandemic. One of the sticking points has been uncertainty about how to monito…

New research finds that the subjective experience of time is linked to learning, thwarted expectations and neural fatigue.