University of Cambridge study finds AI-powered toys can misread emotions and respond inappropriately to children It was all going well. […]

Scientists at Arizona State University have uncovered surprising new ways bacteria move, even without their usual whip-like propellers called flagella.

As AI systems began acing traditional tests, researchers realized those benchmarks were no longer tough enough. In response, nearly 1,000

Gold and other heavy elements are born in some of the universe’s most violent events—but scientists still struggle to understand

Researchers have discovered that hedgehogs can hear ultrasound, a surprising ability that could help protect them from cars. Since road

Scientists analyzing a gravitational-wave signal have discovered that a neutron star and black hole spiraled together on an oval-shaped orbit

Researchers have uncovered a universal pattern showing how temperature affects life on Earth. Across thousands of species—from microbes to reptiles—performance

A study from Kobe University has uncovered a surprising partnership between Japanese red elder plants and Heterhelus beetles. The beetles

Decades of data from over 80,000 great tits reveal that extreme weather can shape the fate of baby birds. Cold

Scientists have discovered that a rare “mirror-image” version of the amino acid cysteine can dramatically slow the growth of certain