The Turing test has been popularised as the ultimate indicator of machine intelligence. However, there is disagreement about ...

The colossal squid, a mysterious creature lurking in the Antarctic abyss, has finally made a cameo, a cohort of scientists ...

We all had to make adjustments as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded – even zoo animals who were suddenly not seeing crowds of ...

More Americans are receiving computed tomography (CT) scans than ever before, and while this technology can save lives, some ...

Extreme heat is the most dangerous risk posed by climate change in Australia, and it's not just taking a physical toll on the ...

A piece of parchment wrapped around a 16th century volume of property records has turned out to be a treasure beyond ...

A giant, gaping hole that opened up in the Sun's atmosphere has been identified as the source of a surprising abundance of a ...

On the downside, adding too much banana peel flour did result in cookies that were somewhat brown and hard, possibly from all ...

Medications designed to treat diabetes by lowering blood sugar levels, like Ozempic, continue to turn up added benefits, and protection from dementia may soon be added to the list. "But whether ...

Quantum physics already feels like a puzzle, but now scientists have made it more literal. A team of mathematicians from the University of Colorado Boulder has designed a quantum Rubik's cube, with ...

The soil under our feet is teeming with mysterious life forms – possibly more than any other habitat on Earth.

A little over 5 million years ago, water from the Atlantic Ocean found a way through the present-day Strait of Gibraltar.