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Car crashes aren’t very funny. Unless, apparently, it’s a self-driving car. Researchers on public perception of these new vehicles explain why.

Menopause research began in earnest about 30 years ago. Two experts want you to know that we’ve actually learned a lot—and it ...

You might think sticking out your gyatt for the rizzler is chopped, but “Algospeak” author Adam Aleksic says we should let ...

The EPA’s Office of Research and Development studies things like PFAS, air pollution, and chemical safety to develop ...

On July 21, several hundred current and former employees of the space agency released an official letter of dissent, titled ...

In 1990, Marilyn vos Savant riled up scores of mathematicians with her solution to the “Monty Hall Problem.” But she was ...

Paleontologists identified a new ancient reptile appendage. And, how fast did dinosaurs run? A longstanding equation for dino ...

The following is an excerpt from Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson. There are many portraits, including Leonardo’s earlier La Belle Ferronnière, in which the subject’s eyes appear to move as the ...

Biologist and author Justin O. Schmidt tells the story of getting stung by a tarantula hawk, whose sting is extremely excruciating.

From South Africa to the Arctic, flies play a role in the pollination of flowering plants—including the crop the provides one of our favorite candies.

Though all spiders make silk, only some spiders use their silk to construct webs for capturing prey. Some spiders actively hunt for their food, including two of the more recognizable families: wolf ...