A massive seven-year project exploring 3,900 social-science papers has ended with a disturbing finding: researchers could replicate the results of only half of the studies that they tested 1. The ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) has conducted the first unified science high school admission test or USHAT in Metro Manila. Taken on Saturday by incoming Grade 7 students, ...

Children in Northern Ireland are set to sit new national tests in reading, maths and science in primary school and year 10. It is one of the key recommendations from a review of how children in ...

Finding out what gut microbes a person carries may not be as easy as many companies advertise. Seven direct-to-consumer microbiome testing companies each got three identical fecal samples but returned ...

GRAIL IS AN American biotech company with an ambitious goal: to develop a blood test for the early detection of over 50 types of cancer. It will not be easy. On February 19th the company announced ...

What does it take to become the best at something? The answer may not lie in early childhood excellence or in lifelong, laser-focused dedication. Instead the path to becoming exceptional at a skill ...

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When Minnesota’s statewide math and reading test scores were released at the end of August, the 2025 results were largely unchanged from the previous year. The same can’t be said for science scores.

The federal government program that mailed free at-home COVID-19 tests to households is no longer active. Some insurance providers may still cover the cost of at-home tests, and free tests may be ...

Scientists at the University of Bath have developed a simple three-minute brainwave test called Fastball EEG that can detect memory problems years before Alzheimer’s is typically diagnosed. Unlike ...