Commentary

Factors ranging from the timing of a book’s release to its subject matter can determine whether it will crack the vaunted list.

A study's failure to find scale-free networks where decades of research has documented their existence offers a cautionary tale on using search criteria that fails elementary tests.

A physicist probes an elegant law that governs cells, cities, and almost everything in between

On 10 April, Hungarian President János Áder signed into law an amendment to the National Higher Education Law that would outlaw the Central European University (CEU). Although portrayed by the government as a purely administrative step, the “Lex-CEU” law is a strident attempt to curtail academic freedom and limit the independence of academic institutions.

Many of this year’s Nobel Prize winners made their discoveries young. But our research shows creativity doesn’t diminish with age.

Eggers portrays a world—in which an omnipotent social networking company encourages everyone to monitor everybody everywhere—that feels eerily everyday.