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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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