On some of the Galapagos Islands where human-introduced predators of Darwin’s finches were eradicated over a decade ago, the finches are still acting as though they are in danger, according to research published today in the Journal of Animal Ecology. 

Ancient artists used ochre, one of Earth's oldest materials, as a red paint, but researchers have only now figured out how they made it.

Cooper pairs, electron duos that enable superconductivity, can also conduct electricity as normal metals do, researchers report.

Using deductive reasoning, the bot identifies friend or foe to ensure victory over humans in certain online games.

A spreadable rabies vaccine could work better than the current policy of culling bats that spread the disease.

Cisgender children tend to gravitate toward the toys, clothing, and friendships stereotypically linked with that gender. Transgender children do the same, research finds.

Christina Warinner says ancient dental plaque offers insights into diets, disease, dairying, and women’s roles of the period.

Even mild trash talk from a robot is enough to throw people off their game, research finds. It's a test of how people react when robots aren't cooperative.

With more targeted drug delivery, doctors might not have to give patients larger doses of a drug to treat a specific part of the body.

Researchers develop a method to isolate and sequence the RNA of T cells that react to a specific target.