Objective: Find out whether people can tell the difference between real pictures and AI-generated images. Areas of science: Artificial intelligence, human behavior Difficulty: Medium intermediate Time required: Short (2–5 days)…

PHOENIX, Ariz. — Nervous? One day soon, relief might be just a chew away. For years, research has been showing that chemicals found in passionflower plants can help fight anxiety.…

Of all the strange and spectacular things in outer space, nothing is stranger or more spectacular than black holes. These cosmic oddballs can’t even be described without contradiction. Unlike a…

DENVER, Colo. — Tiny, exploding black holes might solve a major mystery about how the universe as we know it came to be. In the cosmos today, matter is much…

The mind can regulate the immune system. And through directed thinking, people can learn to turn on immune-boosting brain areas, a new study finds. The idea that the brain can…

Phoenix, Ariz. — People have increasingly been turning to chatbots, agents and other AI helpers for advice and more. For instance, more than 900 million people use ChatGPT weekly. But…

In your hometown, you can glance at a building or landmark to orient yourself. A new computer system uses artificial intelligence to do much the same thing. Called VPS 2.0,…

Spore (noun, “SPOR”) A spore is a type of cell that certain fungi, plants, algae and bacteria use to reproduce. Like a seed, a spore is a tough little speck…

A long, wiry scrub python slithers up a tree. As it moves between branches, the snake lifts itself upright to climb higher. But how? With no arms and legs to…