The same pulling force that causes “tears” in a glass of wine also shapes embryos. It’s another example of how genes exploit ...

Chimps may revise their beliefs in surprisingly human-like ways. Experiments showed they switched choices when presented with stronger clues, demonstrating flexible reasoning. Computational modeling ...

Engelmann says that from the beginning of the Western intellectual tradition, people thought that only humans are rational.

Researchers collect organic samples near the Grumman TBF Avenger to detect whether remains of lost crew members are present ...

From aquatic adventures and mountaintop stargazing to lab work aimed at saving lives, students describe how the ...

An academic has used ten of Iris Murdoch’s novels and some newly discovered poems to illuminate scientific concepts.

A tool called AI-Newton can derive scientific laws from raw data, but is some way from developing human-like reasoning.

There's no scientific evidence that the gut microbiome causes autism, a group of scientists argue in an opinion paper ...

A team of researchers in Canada has developed the Jericho Open Resistive Data Logger—an open-access photovoltaic (PV) monitoring platform that integrates data acquisition and processing hardware, a ...

Drones and field surveys reveal how both natural features and human structures shape where loggerhead sea turtles nest on a ...

Scientists across all fields make various types of claims about their innovations. Validity tests check whether they deliver ...

Some revolutions begin not with technology, but with a feeling. For Gregg Treinish, that feeling was guilt. He was spending ...