During his Ph.D. research, mathematician Tyron Lardy worked on a new approach to hypothesis testing. Instead of the ...

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The reason why birds make such a racket at dawn is still unclear. But researchers are now pouring cold water on one popular ...

In the world of life insurance, guarantees have reigned supreme. But new research suggests flexibility also may be highly valued.

Mummified remains of two 14,000-year-old puppies, with their fur and stomach contents intact, may be wolf cubs, according to ...

Recent discoveries using lab-grown brain organoids, or "mini-brains," suggest that testosterone increases brain size while ...

Milestone articles have highlighted the frequency and types of statistical errors in research,1–5 yet fundamental errors ...

Despite having identical genetic instructions, female honey bee larvae can develop into either long-lived reproductive queens ...