In a new paper for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, we, alongside colleagues from a diverse range of fields, investigate the prevalence and extent of censorship and self-censorship ...

An actively feeding black hole surrounds itself with a disk of hot gas and dust that flickers like a campfire. Astronomers have now found that monitoring changes in those flickers can reveal something ...

Measuring might feel like math in the classroom, but at the Tellus Science Museum, it looks a lot more like playtime. A new hands-on exhibit is helping children learn how to measure by using their own ...

Three stories underground, surrounded by tons of reinforced concrete, the tiny vault lay undisturbed through nine stormy years. Last week, learned representatives of 18 countries came to the Pavilion ...