Marcus Woo

Misinformation is running rampant. To slow this infodemic, researchers are tracking how it spreads on social media.

Masks may make communication even more difficult for those with hearing loss or who face language barriers.

Radioactive elements produced by colliding neutron stars could make the difference between living and lifeless worlds

Monoclonal antibodies and small-molecule antagonists that target CGRP or its receptor are already having a big impact on migraine. But they have the potential to do so much more.

Push or crush a new class of materials, and they’ll undergo record-breaking temperature changes.

A new social network map shows a well-connected anti-vaccine movement, now intertwined with coronavirus conspiracy theories.

Could using lighter-weight balls in practice be a safer way to speed up a pitcher's arm -- and the ball?

When chemical engineer Michael Dickey talks about his research on liquid metals, he knows what to expect.

Features common to the world's music may underlie a universal musical grammar, according to a controversial new study.

The goal of a 15 puzzle is to put numbered tiles in order. Now mathematicians have solved the opposite problem — how to scramble one.

Polling can take the pulse of a population’s sentiment, but swing voters, skewed samples and other issues have always limited its ability to pick a winner

The KATRIN experiment is closing in on the mass of the neutrino, which could point to new laws of particle physics and reshape theories of cosmology.

New research finds that shot type, referees and scorekeepers matter -- and that taking more 3-point shots shrinks it.

Big data and artificial intelligence could help to accelerate clinical testing.

The robots of our future are coming—but they may not be what we think