Kidney disease often creeps in silently, and many patients aren’t diagnosed until major damage is already done. New research shows that even “normal” kidney test results can signal danger if they’re ...

It’s said that life can imitate art. This usual means something happens in the real world that plays out like a novel or a ...

Scientific publications by women can take more time to review before being accepted, which can have implications for career ...

“Our study shows that physiological concentrations of hormones and neurotransmitters can serve as biomarkers of canine temperament,” the team writes. “These results could help identify dogs suited for ...

The United States is a rapidly aging country. By the year 2050, nearly 1 in 4 Americans will be 65 or older, and many will ...

The "model minority" myth holds that certain ethnic groups—for example, Asian Americans—are well-educated, hardworking, ...

For the roughly 15 million college undergraduates in the United States, the benefits of pursuing higher education include better employment prospects, greater social mobility, and even longer-lasting ...

A new study argues that overlap between advisers and advisees on research topics helps rather than hinders young life ...

Svenja Kling is a fifth-year PhD student studying marine biology at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Kling ...

A recent study published in Science challenged this trend, revising the estimate upward to about 50% by accounting for ...

Consciousness remains science’s greatest mystery. A new study explores how it arises—and why solving it could reshape ...