A communications researcher lays out the dynamics of conspiracy theory belief and why they gain traction in times of anxiety ...

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The evolution of the so-called dread risk response has been explained by new research. People often respond to ...

The search for quantum gravity is the next big step in physics, as researchers seek to unify the physics of the very small ...

The risk of a cosmic body striking the Earth—or exploding in the atmosphere—may be higher in 2032 and 2036, researchers have cautioned.

Every year, the Taurid meteor shower lights up the night sky from late October through early November. Sometimes called the "Halloween fireballs," they are named for the constellation Taurus—the ...

AI, trained on immense datasets of physics, biology and human behavior, gives us glimpses of what comes next. It does not ...

Whether infection of cells by individual virions occurs randomly or if there is some form (s) of competition or cooperativity between individual virions remains largely unknown for most virus-cell ...

The standard interpretation of a null state, or empty state, posits it as devoid of structure. This paper introduces a ...

One researcher could have changed everything we know about death. But does the science hold up against scrutiny?

Even if equities rise in 2025 on optimism surrounding AI, investor psychology mirrors that of prior generations—driven by the ...