A proposed taxonomy of research could help both funders and universities determine the best way to support different kinds of research.

Opinion | Charles Darwin’s books offer lessons for how to grapple with the current state of science and its complicated future.

A Nature investigation reveals a network of organizations that have been building their ranks through deceptive practices.

When science corrects itself, science news should too. PsyPost has launched a custom Python program to daily audit its archive against Retraction Watch and Crossref, ensuring readers are promptly alerted when covered studies are retracted or flagged.

Princeton student Rishika Porandla self-retracted a paper due to methodological errors. She now says the results represent “hypothesized effects,” not actual ones.

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A large study found no solid evidence that physical activity leads to a younger-looking brain or better cognitive test scores. Instead, the findings suggest that people with healthier brains might simply be more capable of remaining active.

The U.S. outperformed most countries in reading and science, but the results show a global phenomenon of poorer readers.

A large analysis of children's brain scans reveals that socioeconomic status is the primary factor shaping brain organization. The findings suggest that brain patterns previously linked to intelligence actually reflect environmental factors like stress and sleep deprivation.

Many neuroscience and health technologies have historically excluded Black women, often because of hair texture, protective styles, or biased research practices. Many widely used techniques—such as E...

This is not an argument against the Forbes ranking, which answers the question of which HBCUs produce the best outcomes for students who were already positioned to succeed. Instead, we ask which insti...

As you may be aware, a large number of previously-public preprints posted on PsyArXiv have become inaccessible in the past 24 hours. We know this is disruptive to many people and organizations who …

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In the book Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning, cognitive scientists present key findings and learning strategies drawn from rigorous lab and classroom research.

North Carolina A&T State University Chancellor James R. Martin II said on Tuesday, June 23, that the university has already met every requirement to become one of the nation’s top research universitie...

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A hearing screening is a quick test to see how well you hear. This type of screening is appropriate for people 18 years and older.

Explore why colleges are shifting to oral exams as a response to AI's influence on education.

A study of reproducibility in a stratified random sample of 600 papers published from 2009 to 2018 in 62 journals spanning the social and behavioural sciences finds higher reproducibility among more recent papers and papers from journals that require data sharing.

Writing for public audiences in a variety of media has become a common feature of PhD research. Disha discusses what pubic writing adds to the PhD journey.

The annual observance marks how far into the new year women must work to make what men earned in the previous year. This year, it's March 26, a day later than it was in 2025.

Scottish Funding Council announces £27 million boost for the 2026-27 academic year