Diving birds follow each other when fishing

Diving seabirds watch each other to work out when to dive, new research shows. …

What would Jesus do? Quite possibly, recycle

Fundamentalist Christians tap into their willingness to sacrifice to conserve water and energy, shop environmentally and…

Artificial intelligence can improve sales by four times compared to some human employees

Chatbots, which use artificial intelligence to simulate human conversation through voice commands or text chats, incur…

For World Rhino Day, UMass Amherst and Australia's Perth Zoo team create 3-D rhino model

The Digital Life team at the University of Massachusetts Amherst led by evolutionary biologist Duncan Irschick…

Researchers find new, lower-cost way to separate valuable ethylene from ethane gas

From soda bottles to polyester clothing, ethylene is part of many products we use every day.…

Probes shed new light on Alzheimer's cause

Rice University researchers have found a way to track the formation of soluble amyloid beta peptide…

Can a new space race connect the world to the internet?

Tech giants and billionaires hope a new, cheaper crop of internet-beaming satellites and balloons can get…

Study finds flaws in leading security lie detection training tool

Developed by an influential U.S. psychologist, the Micro-Expressions Training Tool, or METT, inspired the hit TV…

New CRISPR class expands genetic engineering toolbox

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have used a previously unexplored CRISPR technology to accurately regulate and…

Researchers resolve how fungi produce compounds with potential pharmaceutical applications

Research led by the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute has solved a nearly 50-year-old mystery…