Artificial intelligence chatbots are so prone to flattering and validating their human users that they are giving bad advice ...

The findings come after a long-standing 2000 study on the weed killer’s safety was retracted due to “serious ethical concerns ...

A group of researchers say it's time for academia to get serious about studying UFOs. The movement, championed by the Society for UAP Studies, is wrapping up an international conference aimed at ...

A growing body of peer-reviewed research is building the case that single-celled organisms, creatures with no brain, no ...

A version of this essay first appeared in Jess Steier’s newsletter, “Unbiased Science.” Fluoride is having a rough day in the court of public opinion. The National Toxicology Program (NTP), part of ...

Doctor applies bandage to preteen girl's arm following an immunization Doctor applies bandage to preteen girl's arm following an immunizationGetty Images I was just starting out in pediatrics in 1998 ...

A baby’s sex may not be up to mere chance. A study published Friday in the journal Science Advances describes the odds of having a boy or girl as akin to flipping a weighted coin, unique to each ...

A long‑term study in Sarasota, Fla., details how bottlenose dolphins are social creatures that use whistles and clicks to ...

Research findings are available online in the journal Communications Biology. The original story “ Getting pregnant in space isn’t that easy, study finds ” is published in The Brighter Side of News.

Tiny flecks of plastic inside in the arteries may ramp up the risks of cardiovascular disease. An analysis of artery-clogging plaques in 257 patients found that the presence of these microplastics was ...