By cranking up the difficulty on the test task, researchers found that children are capable of finding systematic solutions to complex problems far earlier than psychologists had believed.

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A groundbreaking technology developed by Heriot-Watt University has received funding to revolutionise how eczema is diagnosed and treated, potentially ending years of suffering for millions of ...

When the state dictates both the questions science asks and the answers it offers, it converts knowledge into propaganda and health into a matter of politics.

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The existence of the recordings came up during Rose-Anne Van De Wiele’s eight days in the witness box. Evidence at a Strathroy babysitter’s manslaughter trial has come to at least a temporary halt ...

Your face can’t be replaced like a password. Explore the growing use of facial recognition, its risks, and what it means for families.

Jane Goodall, the intellectual, soft-spoken conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking, immersive chimpanzee field research in which she documented the primates’ distinct personalities and use of ...

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