The Brooklyn Nets are hoping for a solid season from one of their biggest offseason additions, but they’ll probably be just fine regardless of how it plays out. Over the offseason, plenty of teams ...

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The budget indicates that Russia will continue to fight largely as it has, locking it in a grinding war of attrition. By Ivan Nechepurenko Russia’s military budget is set to fall for the first time ...

Ivan Pavlov was born in a small village in central Russia. His family hoped that he would become a priest, and he went to a theological seminary. After reading Charles Darwin, he found that he cared ...

Created in 1991, the prestigious Ig Nobel Prizes spotlight unconventional studies from around the world that combine scientific rigor with humor. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with ...

If you enjoyed this article, I’d like to ask for your support. Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in ...

The Ig Nobel Prizes recognize unusual research that has scientific value, honoring discoveries that entertain while prompting more reflection. At this year’s ceremony, Italian physicists were honored ...

Scientists from Siberian Federal University (SibFU) and the Center for LED and Optoelectronic Technologies of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Belarus have developed and tested a ...

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People can respond to the same type of brain injury in different ways. The age at which brain damage occurs can also play a role in how a person recovers.