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In new cognitive research from Princeton, people's eyes reveal that clichés are underrated .

People's eyes widen in response to their interest and engagement. A new cognitive study at Princeton University has discovered that our eyes consistently respond more to metaphors than literal or concrete statements, demonstrating that everyday metaphors — sometimes called clichés — engage our brains more than plain language.

Tigers in Town connects students with Princeton businesses during the pandemic and beyond .

Princeton University launched Tigers in Town to support students and local businesses during the pandemic.

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Princeton astrophysicists are closing in on the Hubble constant

New research raises possibility of better anti-obesity drugs

Sea slugs use algae's bacterial ‘weapons factory’ in three-way symbiotic relationship

Rapid Switch project to assess practicality and pace of global climate strategies

For hydrogen fuel cells, mundane materials might be almost as good as pricey platinum

Optimizing operations for an unprecedented view of the universe

Schmidt fund awarded to two transformative bioengineering projects

How do new predators change an ecosystem? Watch the prey, say Princeton researchers

Princeton researchers discover link between circadian clock and fat metabolism

Innovative ideas with potential for impact selected for Dean for Research funding

Artificial intelligence detects a new class of mutations behind autism

Hop to It: New look upends old concept of bacteria’s movement

Forensic engineering preserves art treasures by saving historic buildings

New campus-wide service will enhance access to research data

Princeton scientists bioengineer a cellular speedometer

Coping with growth: Conference presents ideas to shape future cities

Five projects will explore sustainability using the Princeton campus as a laboratory

Occurrence of back-to-back heat waves likely to accelerate with climate change

Princeton Research Day explores the research process across disciplines

Harnessing sunlight to pull hydrogen from wastewater

Oppenheimer testifies in Congress on the history of climate science

Research finds some bacteria travel an alternate path to antibiotic resistance

Princeton geoscientists find new fallout from ‘the collision that changed the world’

Artificial intelligence accelerates efforts to develop clean, virtually limitless fusion energy

Local plant-microbe alliances shape global biomes

Pagels traverses grief, healing and the nature of belief in ‘Why Religion?’

Princeton scientists discover an interaction that helps cancers spread to bone

Dunkley discusses ‘Our Universe’

Symposium marks growth for Princeton’s materials institute

Racial bias associated with disparities in disciplinary action across U.S. schools