Extremely hot days are warming twice as fast as average summer days in North-West Europe

New study analyzed data on near-surface air temperatures recorded for North-West Europe over the past 60…

AI voice coach shows promise in depression, anxiety treatment

A study found changes in patients’ brain activity along with improved depression and anxiety symptoms after…

Is it an ant? Is it a plant? No, it's a spider!

A species of tiny, colorful jumping spider employs two lines of defense to avoid being eaten:…

What did the earliest animals look like?

Surprisingly, genome comparisons have failed to resolve a major question in animal evolution: Which living animals…

Can't find your phone? There's a robot for that

Engineers have discovered a new way to program robots to help people with dementia locate medicine,…

Researchers discover brain circuit underlying spontaneous synchronized movement of individuals in groups

Individual fish in schools scatter in unison when a predator is in their midst. Such precisely…

Out of this world control on Ice Age cycles

A research team, composed of climatologists and an astronomer, have used an improved computer model to…

Human DNA is everywhere. That's a boon for science — and an ethical quagmire

Human environmental DNA is ubiquitous in air, soil and water samples and can be traced to…

Most species, including humans, who experience early life adversity suffer as adults. How are gorillas different?

There’s something most species — from baboons to humans to horses — have in common: When…

Butterfly tree of life reveals an origin in North America

Scientists have discovered where butterflies originated and which plants the first butterflies relied on for food.…