Anthropic has reached a point where its own leadership cannot definitively rule out that Claude, the company’s flagship AI model, may possess some form of inner experience. That admission, surfacing ...

Scientists have recorded same-sex behavior across many animal groups, including mammals, birds, and reptiles. Still, the meaning of that behavior depends on the species and the context. Behavior that ...

A new study suggests that generosity may be more than a moral lesson—it could be shaped by how different parts of the brain work together. By gently stimulating two brain regions and syncing their ...

A resurfaced 1943 study brings the history of human experiments conducted on Indigenous children in Canadian residential schools into focus.

A record of scientific ambition at its worst and best, where progress, power and ethics collided and changed global rules forever. The post The Hard Truth Behind History’s Most Notorious Scientific ...

Dr. Aziza Glass is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine graduate from Cornell University. She was born in Houston, Texas, and nurtured her love of animals by watching television documentaries and ...

Keeping high-power particle accelerators at peak performance requires advanced and precise control systems. For example, the primary research machine at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas ...

By transforming movement into data, Timothy Dunn is reshaping how scientists can study behavior and the brain.

Abstract: Understanding pedestrian behavior is crucial for improving road safety especially considering the advent of autonomous vehicles (AVs) and AD/ADAS systems. This study employs a Virtual ...

We've been trained to 'see something, say something' about danger. What if we did the same for what's good? It takes 10 seconds, and the research says the giver benefits most.

A male fruit fly in a laboratory chamber extends his wings and vibrates them to produce his species' version of a love song.

A bonobo named Kanzi surprised scientists by successfully playing along in pretend tea party experiments, tracking imaginary juice and grapes as if they were real. He consistently pointed to the ...