In a new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of 41 authors from around the globe ...

If an experiment is repeated under similar conditions, the results should be the same. In reality, the situation is often different—scientists speak of a "reproducibility crisis," which affects ...

A recent study provides evidence that some results of behavioral experiments with insects cannot be fully reproduced. So far, possible reproducibility problems have been little discussed in this ...

People with health anxiety tend to get tangled up in problematic behaviors, such as reassurance-seeking, excessive body checking and avoidance. These behaviors act like a vortex, sucking you into that ...

Cambridge, Mass., April 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research from MIT Sloan School of Management has demonstrated a new way of designing social science experiments that can uncover patterns invisible ...

A new Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) special feature highlights the critical role of behavioral and ...

Ask most conservationists to talk about their impact, and you’ll hear stories of forests protected, of species saved, or of new technologies making a difference. But if you take a step back from those ...

Results from a massive research project investigating whether previously reported scientific results can be replicated raises questions about their reliability. A major, new examination of the ...

Research from MIT Sloan School of Management has demonstrated a new way of designing social science experiments that can uncover patterns invisible to common approaches. In their paper titled ...