Apr 06 Want more women in science and math? Pay attention to group projects, study suggests By Laura Santhanam Group projects may hold the key to getting more girls and women to enter science, technology, engineering and math or fields that men otherwise dominate. Continue reading
Apr 04 Brain 'gender' more flexible than once believed, study finds By Carey Reed A team of researchers successfully changed the gender in the brains of newborn rats from female to male, according to findings published this week in Nature Neuroscience. Continue reading
Apr 02 Babies resemble tiny scientists more than you might think By Laura Santhanam A new Johns Hopkins University study has found that when an object behaves in an unusual way, the baby will explore more, learn more and test the object's behavior. Continue reading
Apr 01 This tiny songbird flies Canada to Puerto Rico nonstop By Jenny Marder Every year, from September to November, millions of tiny songbirds gather along the Northeastern coastline, get fat feasting on insects and take to the skies. And then they fly and they fly and they fly. It's long been believed… Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 8:29 How a gentle electrical jolt can focus a sluggish mind By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 31 How zapping his brain made Miles O'Brien a better pilot By News Desk At Ohio's Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Science correspondent Miles O'Brien tests the effectiveness of brain stimulation by performing a tricky helicopter landing with -- and without -- a jolt to the brain. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 3:31 How brain stimulation helped Miles O'Brien land a helicopter By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch 6:52 Astronaut Scott Kelly sets out to break an American record in space By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch How the biases in the back of your mind affect how you feel about race By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 30 Studies suggest that with age comes a willingness to trust By Laura Santhanam Despite what conventional wisdom may suggest, new research has revealed that people tend to be more willing to trust others as they age. Continue reading