We've seen dream engineering in blockbuster movies like Christopher Nolan's Inception, and a new study shows that the science-fiction-style idea may be much closer to science fact than we realized. A ...

Got a problem? Science says you should sleep on it.

One would imagine that an AI capable of solving the hardest Olympiad problems would naturally produce novel scientific ...

Want to win the Virginia Regional Science Bowl? Here’s what it takes: Having detailed knowledge of the level of the work being done at some of the nation’s premier scientific labs. Solving complex ...

Urban heat, a solution for plastic pollution and saving gopher frogs. Plus, Raven Rock State Park. How heat acts like a “silent killer” across urban landscapes, and a breeding program that gives ...

Ideas matter, but execution matters more. That’s why almost every successful person — in whatever way they choose to define “success” — are great problem-solvers. Success requires solving difficult ...

One of the ways we try to understand the origins of human intelligence is by looking at its equivalents elsewhere in the animal world. But doing so turns out to be more complicated than it might seem.

FOR MORE than six months Americans have been struggling to get their hands on medications like dextroamphetamine (better known as Adderall) and methylphenidate (Ritalin). Officially, these stimulant ...