A study of half a million students shows philosophy education measurably boosts critical thinking skills beyond natural ...

New research links an ancient DNA sequence to neuron growth, brain-cell balance, and a cognitive flexibility trait that may ...

A new study shows that humanity’s own deep-space radio transmissions could act as a model for detecting alien civilizations.

A new study shows that different emotional responses to music can selectively boost or impair different types of memory.

Researchers are using supercomputer simulations grounded in Einstein’s relativity to test scenarios about what may have ...