The farthest fast radio burst yet came from a tiny, young galaxy, a clue that magnetars may set off at least some of these ...

Researchers developed a formula that predicts when AI chatbots may shift from safe to harmful answers, even after earning ...

Divers clearing a pipeline route in the Bay of Greifswald, Germany, found a ship built about 400 years ago, with tools, ...

AI chatbots backed existing plans about twice as often as identical new ones, a status quo bias that can work against climate ...

Women in male-heavy finance teams felt less comfortable admitting mistakes at work, but the gap closed where women made up most of the team.

When COVID-19 lockdowns kept people home in 2020, fire activity fell an estimated 12% worldwide but rose in parts of South ...

Scientists played healthy reef sounds underwater in Hawaii and found more baby corals nearby, even though they have no known way to hear.

Breaking forests into scattered patches was linked to warmer canopy surfaces in about two-thirds of the world's forests, a ...

Wild African elephants appear to use body movements as deliberate signals. They watch other elephants before and during gestures.

Children whose gut bacteria stop maturing early may face triple the risk of type 1 diabetes, according to a new study.

Climate change could help African gemsbok spread across the American Southwest, increasing competition for food with native ...

New research reveals that losing plant diversity could reduce grasslands’ carbon uptake by 15% globally and up to 50% in some ...