In the movie Whalefall, a sperm whale accidentally swallows a scuba diver. It’s technically possible, but unlikely to play ...

For decades, researchers wondered if the Navier-Stokes equations, which describe fluid flow, break down. OpenAI put thousands ...

Shingrix, the same vaccine that protects people from the blistering shingles rash, might also lower risk of heart disease.

By studying chickadee cognition in the wild, researchers learned smarter birds stay smart in old age, produce more young and ...

An analysis of sound-making structures on preserved wings reveals the mating calls of ancient Jurassic insects, re-creating ...

Forever chemicals are accelerating aging in wild dolphins. Companies are working to clean PFAS from water at scale.

In recent years, drugs that help the immune system fend off tumors have given many patients new options for treating their ...

Teeth and bone fragments unearthed in a cave in China, along with animal bones and stone tools, help paint a picture of Denisovan life.

AI safety monitoring can fail when an AI’s reasoning is the main clue that something has gone wrong, new research suggests.

Have you ever written a letter to your future self? The theory goes, this type of “future self-continuity” exercise helps us ...

His writing has also appeared in Scientific American, Discover Magazine, and Reductress. He has a Ph.D. in ecology, evolution ...

Ancient DNA confirms Miracinonyx trumani was more closely related to modern pumas than cheetahs and had a more varied diet ...