Spend an afternoon with a 6-year-old, and you might feel like you ... they offer a window into the workings of a developing brain—and a profound lesson for all of us about the power of curiosity.

By Robert Ito Few props have played as pivotal a role in a theatrical production as the humble upright in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson.” The family heirloom is at the heart of the ...

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(CNN) — Some people feel there is a fundamental tension between religion and science, but Dr. Francis Collins, a preeminent scientist, the former director of the National Institutes of Health ...

In the universe of science, however, innovators are finding that A.I. hallucinations can be remarkably useful. The smart machines, it turns out, are dreaming up riots of unrealities that help ...

The show was mostly of interest as a public spectacle, but citizen science projects also helped ... Excitingly, China’s Chang’e-6 mission brought back the first rocks ever collected from ...

Illustration by Emily Lankiewicz / Full credit at bottom of article Joe Spring and Carlyn Kranking This year, Smithsonian magazine published more than 900 science stories. Most of those appeared ...

The unprecedented box office success of Pushpa 2 – The Rule, starring Allu Arjun, has not only redefined the benchmarks of cinematic triumph but also delivered a masterclass in connecting with ...