Tech companies are claiming machines more intelligent than us and capable of having their own agendas are just around the ...

A growing body of research reveals how mimicry has become one of nature’s most effective forms of deception. Scientists have documented species that mirror colors, movements, and even sounds to avoid ...

When scientists played R2-D2’s famous bleeps and whistles for a group of birds, they weren’t expecting a concert — but that’s exactly what they got. Researchers from the University of Amsterdam and ...

Understanding the interaction between immune cells and cancer cells has important implications for cancer immunotherapies, including checkpoint inhibitor drugs and cell-based therapies, as well as ...

There’s a quiet, nearly invisible moment when a desire surfaces in your mind—a pair of shoes, a job title, a vacation spot. It doesn’t feel borrowed. It feels personal. But often, it isn’t. Many ...

Long-term clinical outcomes with nivolumab/ipilimumab with or without Clostridium butyricum MIYAIRI588 in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC): A randomized phase Ib clinical trial. This is an ASCO ...

Lately, artist Ilana Savdie has been asking herself what it means to “play dead.” To camouflage oneself. To hide in plain sight. Over the past year, the Colombian-raised, Brooklyn-based artist, known ...

COVID-19 vaccination has been the subject of immense scrutiny and misinformation since the vaccines were first administered in the U.S. nearly four years ago. In the first year alone, it is estimated ...

RJ Mackenzie is a freelance science writer with a neuroscience degree. RJ Mackenzie is a freelance science writer with a neuroscience degree. View full profile RJ Mackenzie is a freelance science ...

Astronomers are proposing a new, more quantitative definition of what makes a planet. The new definition looks more directly at the object's mass — but it would still leave Pluto out of the running.