Learning from superheroes and AI: Researchers study how a chatbot can teach kids supportive self-talk

Researchers created a new audio chatbot, Self-Talk with Superhero Zip, aimed to help children speak positively…

Hidden cameras spot wildlife returning home after 2018 megafire

Researchers analyzed more than 500,000 motion-sensor camera trap images taken at a Northern California reserve in…

Study reveals goal-oriented rewards as key factors in decision-making

Groundbreaking research is shifting the understanding of human decision-making processes by highlighting the importance of goal-oriented…

How to track animal of legend? Look to the poop

Researchers applied genetic and isotopic analyses to jaguar scat to investigate the habitat needs of the…

It's sewage, not fertilizer fueling nitrogen surge in Florida's Indian River Lagoon

Fertilizer restrictions along Florida’s 156-mile-long Indian River Lagoon were intended to reduce nutrient inputs from urban…

Saltwater or freshwater? Difference is large for the climate when we flood low lying areas

Researchers find large methane emissions: ‘Do not flood low-lying areas with freshwater’. Their studies find that…

Bot inspired by baby turtles can swim under the sand

This robot can swim under the sand and dig itself out too, thanks to two front…

Life on Earth didn't arise as described in textbooks

No, oxygen didn’t catalyze the swift blossoming of Earth’s first multicellular organisms. The result defies a…

PFAS reduce the activity of immune cells, study suggests

Because they are persistent, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are also known as ‘chemicals for eternity’.…

Astronomers discover striking evidence of 'unusual' stellar evolution

Astronomers have found evidence that some stars boast unexpectedly strong surface magnetic fields, a discovery that…