Scientific American

National Science Foundation staff were told to freeze outgoing funding days after NSF leadership introduced a new policy that requires that grants be screened for “alignment with agency priorities”

We live in an era of constant surveillance. Psychology research shows how this might change how we perceive the world—even unconsciously

Two leading theories of consciousness went head-to-head—and the results may change how neuroscientists study one of the oldest questions about existence

Teens have access to vastly more potent cannabis than their parents had at their age. Parents need to understand the risks, including psychosis

Pyrotechnic chemistry drives the Vatican’s recipes for the black and white smoke used to announce papal election outcomes

Researchers discover a new color outside the range of human color vision, but you have to laser your retinas to see it