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Over the course of his career, Joseph McMullen has dealt with some of the most powerful agencies in the country: the FBI, Customs and Border Protection,…

Following the advice of popular-science authors might help you to explain your research more effectively in interviews.Credit: Kenneth SciclunaThe theoretical physicist Richard Feynman was renowned for…

Earlier today I set you this logic puzzle. Here is is again with the solution.(If you found it too simple. Here’s a harder version.)Head sumsAde, Binky,…

Children are taught about the conduction of electricity at a science festival in China.Credit: Costfoto/NurPhoto via GettyAround the world, the scientific community is confronting challenges to…

Barely a year ago, the moon was “a distraction” to Elon Musk, the billionaire chief executive of SpaceX then fixated on his ludicrously ambitious project to…

Traversal Maria Popova Farrar, Straus & Giroux (2026)A mentor once told me that, when writing a research statement for a professorship, I had to start with…

Barack Obama has caused a frenzy after saying he thinks aliens are real during a podcast interview. The former US president was forced to release a…

Credit: Cheng Xin/Getty Chinese research organizations can no longer take part in most of the research grants funded by Horizon Europe, the European Union’s €93.5 billion…

The new moon on February 17 marks the start of the Lunar New Year, which is celebrated in many Southeast and East Asian countries. According to…

A measles outbreak in London is affecting unvaccinated children under the age of 10, and comes amid an increase in infections globally.The UK was among six…