Kathryn Hulick

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European soccer teams playing at home during the pandemic also racked up more foul calls.

Stress might have led to physical and mental disorientation during the gymnastics competition. Still, a lot about the phenomenon remains unknown.

Although misinformation bothers most people, few know how to spot deceit or nonsense, studies find.

If you take a fake pill and expect to feel better, you may. Researchers are learning how this placebo effect works and how to use it to help patients.

Whether studying tiny birds or massive whales, researchers collect a lot of data. The field of statistics helps them make sense of those data.

There may be a billion species of microorganisms on Earth — but scientists have only discovered a small fraction of them.

A sweeping survey of land-based ecosystems finds that very few still support all the animals they used to. Reintroducing lost species could help.

Smart and nimble cleaning robots will soon help disinfect spaces. They twist and bend to hit hard-to-reach spaces with UV light or cleansing sprays.

A new way to harvest electricity relies on a tiny array of antennas and a lens. Together, they collect and focus 5G signals coming from any direction.

People default to adding when solving puzzles and problems, even when subtracting works better. That could underlie some modern-day excesses.

Certain patterns of brain activity predict whether teens are strong readers or will struggle. Those diagnostic patterns show up even when doing math.

A toy called a light mill inspired researchers to invent a new way to fly. They’re using light to levitate small nanotube-coated discs.

As inactivity increases, so does risk of depression and other mental health problems, new studies show. But breaks for even light activity can help.

Black bears don’t always live life on the wild side. More and more, they live near people. Here’s how people and bears can get along.

The less electricity you use while playing video games or using your devices, the less impact you’ll have on climate change.

A new way to transmit wireless communications promises time and energy savings by using networks of smaller cells.