A surprisingly simple visual pattern can confuse the depth perception systems used by self-driving cars, drones, and robots.

Cats and dogs preferred pet food made with microbial protein over a conventional formula in a new two-bowl feeding study.

People born preterm tend to move a little less as teens and adults, mostly through less slow walking and standing rather than hard exercise.

A blanket of marine clouds covered the Pacific Northwest, leaving mountain peaks rising above the clouds like islands in the sky.

On World Gorilla Day, recent discoveries reveal remarkable new details about how gorillas think, remember, socialize, and survive.

Eastern gray squirrels can be black or gray, and new research reveals how surprisingly local conditions are linked to their coat color.

A brain-imaging study links progesterone to emotional processing and mood, but finds no clear mood differences across menstrual cycle phases.

Exercise can reduce pain across many conditions, and new research suggests shorter, gentler workouts can still provide meaningful relief.

Microplastics carry pollutants and resistance genes through water, soil, and air, where chemicals and bacteria amplify each other's effects.

Disease outbreaks from animals have different causes for each disease, and many apparent hotspots mostly mark where clinics can spot them.

Researchers identified 485 pesticide chemicals linked to possible breast cancer risks, including ingredients that may not appear on labels.

Loneliness is linked to fewer disease-free years, and healthy habits did not consistently reduce the gap tied to feeling lonely.