This is part of a series of columns about the viability of the American university system. When I started this six-week-long series by asking whether my daughter would be attending college in 2035, ...

The couple are “in the process now of transitioning to a more independent [company] where we can work with a bunch of different studios,” Barack Obama said. By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, ...

People with lower kidney function may have higher levels of several blood markers often used in research on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, according to a new systematic review and ...

This study reports important findings about the nature of feedback to primary visual cortex (V1) during object recognition. The state-of-the-art functional MRI evidence for the main claims is solid, ...

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Researchers led by Dr. W. David Hill at the University of Edinburgh have identified a significant genetic correlation between childhood cognitive function and longevity, providing the first molecular ...

Section 1. Background. Although the Supreme Court of the United States has definitively held that consideration of race in higher education admissions violates students’ civil rights, the persistent ...

The dining table I hunched under was made from this glossy black plastic that mimicked glass from a distance. As a 7-year-old, I used to sit under it and peer out the sliding glass door while tiny ...

Scientists have long debated the merits and risks of tinkering with viruses and bacteria, which the president claims caused the coronavirus pandemic. By Carl Zimmer and Emily Anthes President Trump ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order looking to limit federal funding for gain-of-function research that involves altering pathogens, suggesting the efforts could have been responsible for ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday banning all federal funding for "dangerous" gain-of-function research in China, Iran and other countries and blocking all federal funding for ...