His famous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment was halted after six days when some students became psychologically abusive. Stanford said the experiment was now used to study the psychology of evil ...

Philip G. Zimbardo, the psychologist behind the controversial “Stanford Prison Experiment” that was intended to examine the psychological experiences of imprisonment, has died. He was 91.

From the discovery of gravity to the first mission to defend Earth from an asteroid, here are the most important physics experiments that changed the world. Physics experiments have changed the ...

But another technology, flow batteries, might be the solution we’ve all been looking for. Let’s find out how. A flow battery, also known as a reduction-oxidation (Redox) flow battery ...

Other experiments have shown that they are able to match photos of people they know to their names. In this new effort, the researchers found that cats may be able to understand many of the words ...

Here are some key takeaways from the full Magazine article on Michigan’s D.E.I. experiment. Michigan has poured a staggering quarter of a billion dollars into D.E.I. Striving to reach “every ...

Fungi are fascinating lifeforms that defy conventional notions of animal intelligence. They don’t have brains, yet display clear signs of decision making and communication. But just how complex ...

It is a moment steeped in shock, elation or, very occasionally, disgruntlement at having been drawn away from an experiment. The person who typically calls up laureates to break the initial news ...