In the quirky quantum world, particles can be affected by forces that they never directly encounter. A classic example is the ...

A person’s natural brain wave patterns might offer a reliable preview of how intensely they will react to a dose of ...

Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, working with colleagues in Norway and Chile, recreated the Aharonov–Bohm effect using water waves in a vortex tank, finding unexpected ...

While sleeping, the entire brain rolls through long, slow waves of electrical activity, like waves on a calm ocean. Researchers call that state of consciousness "slow wave sleep". Waking up changes ...

Scientists believe they've discovered the roots of a powerful, biological phenomenon. Biases that are baked both our brains and our society – from social stereotypes to search engines – begin with one ...