The Yankees advanced to their 41st World Series, and their first in 15 years.
Photo: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg/Getty Images When Joe Biden’s top political aides started setting up his campaign early last year, Jim Messina was one of their first calls. Messina, who managed Barack Obama’s re-election campaign, had plenty of thoughts on building a machine to get a second term for an unpopular president with a bad economy. For...
The Dodgers are going with a parade of relievers as they try to close out the New York Mets in Game 6 of the NLCS series.
The evolution of life is marked by the emergence of novel traits, driven by the birth of new genes. This process of genetic innovation underpins adaptation, shaping the survival and success of species. Understanding how these new genes originate and evolve remains one of biology’s greatest challenges. A recent study...
According to Britannica, “art” can be described as something “consciously created through an expression of skill or imagination” – whereas Wikipedia defines it more narrowly as a human activity. But are humans the only species that makes art? If we take art to be something that is beautiful and consciously...
A recent study in Molecular Psychiatry found that using an oxytocin nasal spray can make people feel more guilt and shame and less willing to harm others, even if it could lead to benefits. The findings contrast oxytocin’s effects with vasopressin, another neuropeptide involved in social behavior, which did not...
