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Observations from neutron star smashup challenge some theories that include unknown realms.

Only around 40 percent of published findings can be replicated reliably. But replication is not enough. Marcus R. Munafò and George Davey Smith state the case for triangulation.

The breakthrough drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal are undeniable as art. Cajal is considered as important to modern neuroscience as Charles Darwin and Louis Pasteur are in their fields.

There are many science search engines. But a database called Dimensions, launched on January 15, aims to provide academics with new ways to analyze the scholarly literature — including the grant funding behind it.

Take a tour of the gravitational-wave detecting LIGO. This 360 video is best experienced through VR glasses, such as Google Cardboard. You'll need to download the WITHIN app to your smartphone.

In this oral history video, Dick Karp, founding director of the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing, discusses some of the key developments in theoretical computer science during his long and distinguished career. He stepped down as director at the end of 2017.

Topological effects might be hiding inside perfectly ordinary materials, waiting to reveal bizarre new particles or bolster quantum computing.

Africa and Asia are absorbing more refugees than the European Union. Misleading reports about the magnitude of flows into Europe and the U.S. are creating unjustified fears about refugees, thereby undermining efforts to manage the massive humanitarian problems.

A survey of Mensa members finds that high I.Q. is associated with mental and physical issues, especially mood and anxiety disorders.

The National Institutes of Health has lifted its funding ban on research that manipulates pathogens to make them more deadly. But grant applications will undergo greater scrutiny than in the past.