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Four of the 25 most-cited scientific papers of the 21st century were authored or co-authored by University of Toronto ...

Being constantly on defense over trumped-up negatives, whether on this topic or on immigration, gender identity, health care, ...

Being constantly on defense over trumped-up negatives, whether on this topic or on immigration, gender identity, health care, ...

We are pleased to announce that Francesco Benini, Professor of Theoretical Physics at SISSA, has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Frontiers of Science Award in Physics for his article “Black Holes in ...

A new paper from Maximilien Berthet and Kojiro Suzuki from the University of Tokyo looks at “the dynamics of an origami space plane during Earth atmospheric reentry” – in other words, what happens ...

Global positioning systems that support mapping programs are a prime example of how basic science can lead to unforeseen but ...

This statement seems to be based on the retraction of a high-profile paper, published in Nature in 2006, showing that amyloid ...

Democrats hosted a protest event featuring ‘things we’ll never know’ because of the US government’s cuts to science.

Glaciers in Chile’s Patagonia region have been melting in recent years, exposing fossils underneath. Judith Pardo-Pérez, a ...

According to UIS data, less than 30% of the world’s researchers are women. UIS data also show the extent to which these women work in the public, private or academic sectors, as well as their fields ...

Many women scientists are staying silent online—and it could be costing them professionally. A new University of Michigan ...