Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A powerful storm system is set to continue impacting the Pacific Northwest this week, bringing heavy rain to the lowlands and ...

It’s a new day for financial regulations in the U.S., with new leaders updating and streamlining the rules that govern both old business institutions—like Wall Street—and new ones—like cryptocurrency.

For almost a century, psychology and neuroscience researchers have been trying to understand the processes via which humans and other animals acquire new skills or learn to deal with specific ...

The "conscious field" is composed of all that one is conscious of at one moment in time, including, for example, objects in the environment, a smell, an afterimage, or a memory. According to some ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many philosophers and scientists have pondered if we live in a simulated universe, and University of Portsmouth scientist Melvin ...

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...

A major winter storm expected to slam New Jersey with 12 to 24 inches of snow could start early Sunday as rain for parts of the state before transitioning to snow through the day. The timing for the ...

A significant nor'easter is forecast to impact Massachusetts from Sunday into Tuesday. A winter storm watch is in effect, with some areas potentially seeing blizzard conditions. Snowfall totals could ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Is the whole universe just a simulation?

Researchers recently tried an experiment: Gather people who had the same kind of lung cancer and put them on the same type of treatments to fire up their immune systems. The only difference was that ...

New York City demonstrators celebrate the verdict reached by Manhattan jury on May 30, 2024, finding former president Donald Trump guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records. (Josh ...

A winter weather advisory is in effect for Greater Cincinnati, with a special weather statement for the Columbus area. Cincinnati is expected to receive two to three inches of snow, with light snow ...