Science

Pallab GhoshScience CorrespondentBBCListen to Pallab reading this articleHidden away in a lab in north-west London three black metal robotic hands move eerily on an engineering work bench. No claws, or pincers, but four fingers and a thumb opening and...

We’ve known since ancient times that physical activity can prevent and treat a broad range of mental...

AI could help defuse family flare ups caused by decision fatigue, by making choices and settling disputes before they arise, according to an expert. Dr Jack Lewis, a neuroscientist and author, claims that smart home devices could make low-level...

Over the last year, Target has found itself at the center of intense backlash and boycotts due to a series of controversial business decisions that verge on the political. The fallout has taken a toll on...

In a first, a scientific conference welcomed paper submissions from any area of science, but with one catch: AI had to do most of the work. Called Agents4Science 2025, the Oct. 22 virtual event focused on the work of...

Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago, causing mass extinction.New research suggests dinosaur populations were still thriving in North America before the asteroid strike,...

A record-setting marine heat wave stripped huge portions of Florida's coral reef of their colors in 2023, triggering the ninth and worst mass bleaching event in the Caribbean. Temperatures soared for weeks, almost completely killing...

Subterranean mosquitoes specialized for life in subways and sewers first evolved to pester humans millennia ago in Mediterranean civilizations.A widely accepted story about the mosquitoes’ evolution put their origins in the London Underground train system in the last century...

Available for over a yearThe 'bionic eye' may make you think of Star Trek’s Geordi La Forge. Now, scientists have restored the ability to read in a group of blind patients with advanced dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). And...

Some vipers are the sprinters of snakes.Vipers wielded the fastest attacks in a comparison of 36 venomous snakes from three families, researchers report October 23 in Journal of Experimental Biology. And the quickest vipers tend to be ambush predators...