The Epstein files revive questions of whether the disgraced financier sought to merely cultivate famous scientists, or to shape science itself ...

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Setting sail from the busy port of Plymouth in Devon, the tall ship Pelican of London takes young people to sea, often for the first time.

Scientists have shed new light on how certain biological processes determine the development of neural cells. Their findings on a molecular 'bridge' complex demonstrate a new level of detail in the ...

Julie Gould describes what happened after showing 50 images of working scientists to a bunch of 12–13 year-olds. Draw a Scientist is a test developed in 1983 to explore children’s perspectives of ...