A new test of AI capabilities consists of puzzles that humans are able to solve without too much trouble, but which all ...

Modified floating wood could seed the formation of new sea ice in the Arctic, helping counteract the rapid decline of ice ...

A species of houndshark called Mustelus lenticulatus makes sharp clicking noises when handled. Until now, sharks as a group ...

Women with premenstrual syndrome reported big improvements in their symptoms after taking placebo pills, despite knowing they did not contain any active ingredients ...

In the ongoing debate over the benefits and harms of smartphone use in children, initial data from a US survey suggests the ...

Scientists have replicated the luxurious mouthfeel of foie gras using the liver and fat of ducks reared and slaughtered normally, avoiding the controversial techniques involved in traditional producti ...

There's a small chance of very high warming even with moderate future emissions, according to a computer model exploring what ...

A dinosaur fossil discovered in Mongolia boasts the largest ever complete claw, but the herbivorous species only used it to ...

We’ve pumped huge amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that needs to be paid back. Large animals like wolves, bison ...

Our current best theories of the universe suggest that dark energy is making it expand faster and faster, but new ...

Chemical analysis suggests the 400-million-year-old fossil Prototaxites was neither plant, animal or fungus – hinting at a ...

String theory may be our best attempt at a theory of everything, except that it can't describe an expanding universe like ...