Most people seem to weigh ambiguities in a scene and decide which field — context or expressions — to weigh more heavily before before making an assessment. But for 30% of people, instead of assessing ...

A part of a fossilized mammal skull, with sediment in a tooth socket that turned out to be a nest built by a prehistoric bee.

Paleontologists working in a cave on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola have discovered the first-known instance of ancient ...

A new high-throughput study that used publicly available data shows that E. coli proteins containing a structure called a non ...

This animation shows an exotic exoplanet orbiting a distant pulsar, or rapidly rotating neutron star with radio pulses. The planet, which orbits about 1 million miles away from the pulsar, is ...

Gary Leiserowitz, M.D., meets with a patient, using an AI scribe to automatically record and transcribe conversation during a ...

New research from the UW and the Toyota Research Institute explores how drivers trade off between cognitive tasks, driving and using the touch screen. Researchers placed participants in a driving ...

Modeling work from researchers at the University of Michigan showed how soft materials could achieve life-like movements such as shivers and twitches with force-sensitive chemical reactions. This ...

This artist’s concept shows what the exoplanet called PSR J2322-2650b (left) may look like as it orbits a rapidly spinning ...

Hawaiian monk seal pups cautiously watch a Galapagos shark patrolling in the shallow waters of Trig Island, French Frigate ...

From freshwater ponds to clear coastal waters, single-celled algae play a vital role in sustaining life on Earth. Courtesy ...

Tiger shark captures albatross fledgling off of East Island, French Frigate Shoals atoll. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!