AI can help with apologies and hard choices. The danger is not the answer it gives, but what you hand over to get it: ...

New research has revealed that water behaves differently when confined to spaces just one molecule thick. For the first time, ...

Why do people make the choices they do? Researchers from the Center Synergy of Systems (SynoSys) at TUD Dresden University of Technology, the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, and the ...

For years, compulsive behaviors have been viewed as bad habits stuck on autopilot. But new research in rats found the opposite: inflammation in a key decision-making brain region actually made ...

I've given this summer a nickname: The Summer Experiment. It's not about disappearing into a silent retreat, renouncing ...

Bumble bees astonished researchers by inventing a new way to reach a hidden reward, despite never being taught the trick. The ...

For animals such as fish and insects that can’t control their body temperature, heat waves could be particularly detrimental.

One of the world's leading brain research centers is shifting away from fruit flies and toward a tiny, transparent fish. The ...

This article is part of “The Young American Scientists,” which includes stories of 28 extraordinary scientists poised to change the world, as well as a deep look at the past, present and future of ...

This video features a social experiment designed to test gold digger behavior in a public setting. After an initial rejection, a sudden luxury reveal shifts the dynamic of the interaction, ...

An influencer is wearing a stylish, never-before-seen top. You must have it. Soon, you see online ads with a top close to what the online star was wearing — and it’s affordable. You order, and you’re ...