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How AI‑powered “smart home” technologies could improve safety and ease caregiver burden for people with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia

Below the surface, Greenland’s ice appears to be churning up, a process one scientist described as akin to a “boiling pot of pasta”

Vomit is gross—but 290-million-year-old vomit is a scientific marvel

What happens when your body suddenly stops making the one hormone that keeps your blood sugar in check?

Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website, a Nature investigation finds

In 2024 extreme rain and floods hit the Spanish region of Valencia, killing more than 230 people in the country. Now a new study shows climate change made it even worse

NASA will attempt a second “wet dress rehearsal” and simulated launch of its upcoming moon mission on Thursday

A stunning “ring of fire” eclipse was totally visible to a lucky few in the Southern Hemisphere. Here’s how to see the next one

An anthropologist’s detailed research shows polyamorists focus on intimacy and honesty, not sleeping around

A Greenland mystery; booming dunes

Researchers found that walkable city design—not personal motivation—was the key factor behind people taking 1,100 more steps per day

Digital forensics pioneer Hany Farid explains what it will take to rebuild trust in the deepfake era