Is one big magnet stronger than 1,000 small ones? Trump launches fresh attack on UK over North Sea oil Theresa May refused to give Donald Trump her personal phone number, reveals her ex-chief of staff ...

China has set a new benchmark in extreme magnet science after researchers built the strongest all-superconducting user magnet ever. On Tuesday, the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced that a new ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a powerful force that demonstrably outperforms humans in countless areas. Here's why the effort of developing the human brain still matters.

‘The brain begins to treat positive habits as pressure, which is why people feel overwhelmed by routines meant to support them. As the list grows longer, standards rise and the nervous system ends up ...

Lawmakers haven't adjusted per-pupil state funding for public education in 13 years. This year, they could raise it—and tie ...

More than a billion people worldwide struggle to find relief from the unbearable pain of migraine. But research is leading to new therapies against this debilitating condition.

Simulations suggest that two enormous masses of hot rock have been involved in generating Earth’s magnetic field and giving it an irregular shape ...

Scientists still don’t know how the brain turns physical activity into thoughts, feelings, and awareness—but a powerful new tool may help crack the mystery. Researchers at MIT are exploring ...

The work reveals that the brain — in mice and, presumably, in humans — is actively involved in the development of endurance, the ability to get better at a physical activity with repeated practice, ...

Going to space is harsh on the human body, and as a new study from our research team finds, the brain shifts upward and backward and deforms inside the skull after spaceflight.

Earth’s magnetic field and atmospheric oxygen appear to have moved in sync for half a billion years, pointing to a surprising connection between the planet’s deep interior and life-supporting ...

Can machines become truly intelligent? Mathematician John D. Williams of the Rand Corp. told a Tempe, Ariz. meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics that they can and probably will ...