Here are six straightforward steps to making better decisions and regaining a sense of calm and control. Living with uncertainty is exchausting. Our brains treat it like a threat and trigger us to ...

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is continuing its mission to collect samples despite uncertainty about when or if those ...

It’s 1:36 a.m. and I’ve just gotten my daughter back to sleep after she threw up violently. She has no fever, no cough, no shortness of breath, but what if . . . I think it’s food poisoning and not ...

In one research study, participants were given a choice: Either they could pay $38 to guarantee they would get a $50 gift certificate, or they could pay $28 to enter a lottery for a chance to win ...

Scientific research is a dynamic process of studying phenomena through creative and systematic investigation. This process integrates new information with existing scientific knowledge. At the core of ...

The rules of statistical physics address the uncertainty about the state of a system that arises when that system interacts with its environment. But they've long missed another kind. In a new paper, ...

Mismanagement of past environmental risk issues, by both scientists and policy makers have left the public distrustful. When risk controversies arise, a struggle may result between competing interests ...

Many policies -- from medicine to terrorism -- depend on how the general public accepts and understands scientific evidence. People view different branches of sciences as having different amounts of ...

Over time, companies that make better decisions faster consistently outperform their competition. When those decisions lead to better customer experiences, companies can improve retention, customer ...

Handover: Sworn into office on Friday, president Trump's policies on science still remain a mystery. (Courtesy: REX/Shutterstock) Rick Perry, the former governor of Texas, who has been nominated as ...