Self-driving cars promise to transform roadways. There’d be fewer traffic accidents and jams, say proponents, and greater mobility for people who can’t operate a vehicle. The cars could fundamentally ...

Lab experiments suggest mosquitoes can smell DEET and learn to associate it with food, but it’s unclear whether that happens ...

The new test may catch active tuberculosis in those with low access to health care or who have trouble making the phlegm ...

How animals navigate by Earth's magnetic field is hotly debated. New research in pigeons points to iron-laden liver immune ...

An ocean current called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation will weaken by 50 percent by 2100. The question is ...

The South Pacific blast may have consumed its own methane — but using this idea against the greenhouse gas is controversial.

A global model suggests that climate change could make hailstones larger and more damaging in many regions, especially at mid ...

The practice of freediving is teaching physiologists how humans stretch their physical and mental limits, which in turn may ...

Andes hantavirus causes deadly lung failure, but its method of attack differs from other respiratory illnesses. The details ...

Scientists rethink their ideas after experiments. AI agents struggle to learn from evidence and recognize when an idea is ...

Hours of diving videos and hundreds of survey responses reveal the common diver mistakes that can cause irreversible reef damage.

Identifying children with early signs of type 1 diabetes makes a difference to their health. A new study suggests wider ...