Car crashes aren’t very funny. Unless, apparently, it’s a self-driving car. Researchers on public perception of these new vehicles explain why.

Dr. Masao Tomonaga was 2 years old when the US bombed Nagasaki. Eighty years later, he reflects on a lifetime of treating ...

There are a lot of claims about breast milk, but we know little about this sophisticated substance. Two researchers update us ...

In a new book mathematician Adam Kucharski traces our relationship to truth from the ancient Greeks to our AI reality.

A researcher who studies the effects of extreme cold on the body throws a few drops of icy water on the social media trend.

A workout can be a mental health boost—or a psychological strain. Two exercise researchers discuss what physical activity ...

Researchers closely examined the genomes of 65 individuals to paint a more complex, and more complete, picture of human ...

In 1990, Marilyn vos Savant riled up scores of mathematicians with her solution to the “Monty Hall Problem.” But she was ...

The “endangerment finding” is the basis for regulations on emissions from cars, power plants, and more. Plus, a robot ...

A workout can be a mental health boost—or a psychological strain. Two exercise researchers discuss what physical activity ...

Paleontologists identified a new ancient reptile appendage. And, how fast did dinosaurs run? A longstanding equation for dino ...