Research has examined how ultraprocessed foods can contribute to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and mood disorders.…
Language model AIs are smooth talkers, but you shouldn’t rely on them to make important decisions. That’s because they…
Large language models can’t understand language the way humans do because they can’t perceive and make sense of the…
Many older people tend to trim their social circles and focus their social efforts on family and close friends. New research…
Two food scientists, an entomologist, an anthropologist, a veterinarian and a historian walk into a bar (of chocolate) and…
In health care crises, researchers can avoid waiting for clinical trial results by using data from health care systems to…
From Aristotle to Darwin, inaccurate and biased narratives in science not only reproduce these biases in future generations…
All mammals who get nutrients from their parent via a placenta before birth are left with a belly button. It’s a visual…
February earthquakes wreaked havoc across Turkey and Syria, killing tens of thousands of people. An engineer originally…
The Artemis II mission is scheduled for launch in late 2024 and is a critical step towards NASA’s goals of establishing…
Powerful new AI systems could amplify fraud and misinformation, leading to widespread calls for government regulation. But…
Researchers are analyzing the fossil cranium of a Smilodon fatalis that lived more than 13,000 years ago to learn more about…
These members of the mollusk family may be slow, small and slimy, but they are an indispensable part of the ecosystem.
European colonists chronicled their version of how Indigenous peoples lived with horses. New collaborative research adds…
Not since the adoption of the steel frame has there been a development with as much potential to transform the way buildings…
The first ancient DNA sequences from peoples of the medieval Swahili civilization push aside colonialist stories and reveal…
Neuroscientists have typically thought of energy supply to the brain as demand-based. A supply-limited view offers another…
Researchers are turning to computer models, drones and other methods to improve tornado forecasting.
Superconductors make highly efficient electronics, but the ultralow temperatures and ultrahigh pressures make them costly…