Science

AI models spot deepfake images, but people catch fake v...

A new study finds that humans and AI spot different kinds of deepfakes — hinting...

With effort, procrastinators can change

Procrastination in young adulthood is not set in stone, though change is difficu...

Widespread use of HPV shots could mean fewer cervical c...

A modeling study of Norway, which has high HPV vaccination coverage and uniform ...

Poor sleep may account for a large share of dementia cases

Researchers estimate that roughly 12 percent of U.S. dementia cases could be tie...

Tear gas and pepper spray can have lasting health effects

The chemicals are widely used for crowd control, but their long-term health risk...

A study hints positive thinking could strengthen vaccin...

Thinking positive increased a specific brain region's activity and might have he...

Canadian humpback whales thrive with a little help from...

Humpback whales are teaching each other a feeding technique called bubble nettin...

A Greek star catalog from the dawn of astronomy, revealed

Researchers are using X-rays to discover invisible markings left on ancient parc...

Genes may shape how long we live more than once thought

New research challenges the view that human life span depends mostly on lifestyl...

Artificial lungs kept a man alive until he could get a ...

A new artificial lung system might keep people without lungs alive for weeks. Li...

Polar bears in the Barents Sea are staying fat despite ...

Polar bears can struggle to adapt to climate change. Bears on Svalbard may be su...

A massive clump of dark matter may lurk in the Milky Way

Pulsating remnants of stars hint at a clump of invisible matter thought to be ab...

Whaling may have started 1,500 years earlier than alrea...

Specialized whale-bone harpoons from southern Brazil dating back 5,000 years sug...

AI tool AlphaGenome predicts how one typo can change a ...

The tool helps scientists understand how single-letter mutations and distant DNA...

What the new nutrition guidelines get wrong about fat

New U.S. dietary guidelines promote eating full-fat foods and meats. But experts...

The brain’s response to a heart attack may worsen recovery

In mice, blocking heart-to-brain signals improved healing after a heart attack, ...