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Membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of the highest honors that a scientist ...

Scientists from The University of Manchester have changed our understanding of how cells in living organisms divide, which ...

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The human mind really can go blank during consciousness, according to a new review that challenges the assumption people ...

Matson earned his PhD in economics from George Mason University and his research focuses on eighteenth-​century British moral ...

Today, most psychologists do not use one test to determine IQ, but a variety of instruments that measure various aspects of cognitive ability. They also may consider attention span and various ...

Imagine standing on the surface of Earth, feeling the wind on your face and watching clouds drift across the sky. Have you ever wondered if, beneath all this bustling life and swirling climate, the ...