The AI Con by Emily Bender and Alex Hanna wants to expose the hype generated by large artificial intelligence companies, but ...

A group of white-faced capuchins on a remote island have started stealing infants from another primate species, and ...

There are a range of competing views on whether smartphones and social media are harmful to adolescents, and an attempt to settle the debate has instead sparked more disagreement ...

A declining ability to detect scents is linked to conditions including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. But restoring our most neglected sense might not only reduce cognitive decline – studies also show i ...

Using human cells, researchers were able to create a novel cervix-on-a-chip model to study how the vaginal microbiome affects ...

Mounting concerns about Brazil's approach to the COP30 climate summit have observers asking whether the meeting will be able ...

Dark matter is thought to only interact through gravity, which is why it is so difficult to spot, but now evidence is growing for a type of dark matter that can also stick to itself ...

Shingles is associated with an increased chance of health problems like strokes and heart attacks, but receiving a shingles ...

Waste from old landfill sites is spilling onto beaches as rising seas erode coastlines - and some of it is toxic ...

The makers of an AI model called Foresight say it could help predict disease or hospitalisation rates, but others have ...

An analysis of compounds in chilli peppers has revealed chemicals that seem to negate their heat-giving capsaicinoids. This ...

Superb starlings appear to swap between parent and ‘nanny’ roles to help raise chicks over their lifetimes, even when they ...