Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...

A researcher has created a chatbot that is indistinguishable from human participants in online surveys. Some researchers fear ...

Details of the study were announced as the government said it would consult over a possible social media ban for under-16s in ...

Don't be fooled by a graph. New research shows that a scientist's policy preferences can influence their results. Look past the model and find the ground truth.

Blue carbon refers to organic carbon captured and stored by the marine and vegetated coastal ecosystems such as mangrove ...

Jaipur: Students preparing for Class 10 social science board exam must keep in mind that the emphasis has moved from rote memorisation towards concept.

From a social sciences perspective, people with radical, extremist, or fundamentalist attitudes are similar in some respects: ...

A new study comparing 59 species of primates linked same-sex sexual behavior to scarce resources and more predators in socially complex species. The findings show diverse sexual behaviors are common — ...

A trial will finally reveal whether limiting the time teens spend on social media really does affect their mental health ...

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, claims that vaccines can cause severe disease have been widespread on social ...

Quincy Peters’ family friend was shot and killed by police in 2008. Fifteen years later, she began working at the UCLA ...

Myths about mRNA vaccines and fertility persist despite rigorous studies debunking them.