Over the course of the Pleistocene epoch, between 2.6 million years ago and 11,700 years ago, the brains of humans and their relatives grew. Now, scientists from Tel Aviv University have a new ...

A null hypothesis is the first form of hypothesis testing conducted. They rely on rejecting the null hypothesis to prove the hypothesis. They readily allow you to determine if your data falls within a ...

Cities don’t just sprawl—they metabolize. A new study shows that population, infrastructure, and emissions grow in lock-step, ...

Null hypothesis vs. hypothesis, which is the right choice? When you get into the different methods of analyzing data, there is no shortage of tools at your disposal. Understanding the difference ...

The auditory illusion can create a phantom tone in your head said to promote focus, relaxation, and cognition.

In Doctor Who, an alien species called the Silurians exists – technologically-advanced humanoid reptiles who lived long before humans, going into hiding and being basically undiscovered again until ...

Does early childhood exposure to a broad variety of germs and bacteria make one less likely to develop asthma and allergies? A new animal study challenges this popular idea, finding diverse microbial ...

In this interview with Professors Itai Yanai and Martin Lercher, explore how night science brings creativity, ideation and ...

An examination of charring on skeletons showed signs they had been exposed to low heat over long periods of time, which would ...

As we sift through the lab-leak debacle, the good news is that the healthy antibodies in the system are still strong enough to overcome the groupthink that produced ...