How did the human brain become so much larger than that of our closest evolutionary relatives? Part of the answer lies not in new genes, but in how humans and non-human apes use the genes they share.

On an Ethiopian plateau, a bull called Achille formed an unusual relationship with a male donkey named Patroclo. They were observed spending time together, licking and rubbing against one another, an ...

After mathematics, AI is now coming for physics, writing papers on new particles, dark matter and the fine structure constant. OpenAI claims progress on a major physics probl ...

Quantum mechanics is one of the most successful theories in physics... but what actually happens when we measure a quantum system?

The uncanny precision of AI-generated language is its dead giveaway. You can tell an AI-generated story or image by just how perfectly it is tailored. It's irksome to the point of discomfort. Let me ...

Turning a drum full of grains of different sizes sorts the grins by size and forms weird patterns. It's linked to granular ...

At any given time, your mouth is maintaining a delicate balance between hundreds of microbial species, which is why dentists ...

McGill University researchers have identified "universal" vocal patterns across hundreds of bird species and found that many of the same patterns also appear in human song and speech from cultures ...

A team of researchers has found that a breakdown product from a commonly consumed fat can bind to a receptor associated with psoriatic itch and inflammation. By blocking the receptor, the researchers ...