Humans were supposed to be alone in grasping symmetry and right angles; the monkeys tested at a touchscreen scored like four-year-olds.

Our geometric intuition, long considered something that sets us apart, seems to be shared with other primates.

Our geometric intuition, long considered something that sets us apart, seems to be shared with other primates.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

Proposed federal rules would rely on political appointees to decide how a lot of U.S. science gets done. History shows the consequences of such actions.

Jessica Cantlon had a grant with the U.S. Navy to explore whether people could improve spatial problem-solving skills through training. Then the program was cut.

Jessica Cantlon had a grant with the U.S. Navy to explore whether people could improve spatial problem-solving skills through training. Then the program was cut.

Jessica Cantlon had a grant with the U.S. Navy to explore whether people could improve spatial problem-solving skills through training. Then the program was cut.

How to revive science in America

Budget proposal would also curb federal payments for scientific publishing.

In one email, an AI researcher suggested it’s “hard to be brilliant if you are worrying if you look fat or why another woman hates you.”

Billionaires and intellectuals attended events with the disgraced financier years after he served time for sex offense, files reveal

I’m sorry, but this is not just a political scandal. Time to refocus on the horrific mistreatment of women and girls, and the role of these ghouls, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Epstein files revive questions of whether the disgraced financier sought to merely cultivate famous scientists, or to shape science itself

A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies

A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.

Appropriators have released legislation that wouldn’t defund Education Department programs or slash the National Institutes of Health budget. And it would prohibit the federal government from capping ...