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The cry of a distressed baby triggers a rapid emotional response in both men and women that is enough to make them physically hotter, researchers say.Thermal…

September 1, 20252 min readThe Primal Pull of People WatchingOur social voyeurism may have deep evolutionary rootsBy Clarissa Brincat edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Whitworth Images/Getty…

August 29, 20253 min readHow Humans Became Upright: Key Changes to Our Pelvis FoundGenetic and anatomical data reveal how the human pelvis acquired its unique shape,…

For centuries, codfish in the Baltic Sea, which lies between Sweden and Eastern Europe, have been a regional dietary staple. Fishers once hauled in nets filled…

Computers have taken the crown in chess, Go and poker, but when it comes to competitive coding, humans still have the edge – just.Przemysław Dębiak, a…

There are many ways to test the intelligence of an artificial intelligence—conversational fluidity, reading comprehension or mind-bendingly difficult physics. But some of the tests that are…

It is a beautiful sunny day on the island of Jeju in South Korea and as the boat cuts through the water all seems calm and…

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. We’re wrapping up our week of summer reruns with one of my absolute favorite Science Quickly…

If your cat’s sulking, your dog’s whining or your rabbit’s doing that strange thing with its paws again, you will recognise that familiar pang of guilt…