Author: Matt Simon

One parasitic worm's devilish strategy may reduce inflammation and discomfort in its mouse host. Trippy, man...

Researchers report that ketamine may be working on the brain’s opioid system. The study is small, but if replicated, the findings could have big implications for the treatment of depression.

Herb2 the robot is not in its right mind, because clear across the country at Brown University, researchers have compromised it. Robotics, in other words, has itself a security issue.

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University use conductive 3-D-printed material and paper to build actuators for use in delicate little robots.

Scientists track in incredible detail how the giant kangaroo rat and over 400 other species struggled and triumphed amid a punishing drought.

Climate change could increase river flooding damage by as much as 1,000 percent, an ambitious new study finds.

A pair of clever studies show how the development of advanced social robots is far outpacing our understanding of how they’re going to make us feel.

Researchers are using eyeliner and fake eyelashes to tease apart the complexities of the jumping spider mating ritual. Welcome to Extreme Makeover: Arachnid Edition.

Thanks in part to groundwork laid by the animators of Disney’s *Frozen*, this simulation may help develop better avalanche warning systems.

A simulated basketball player can teach itself through trial and error how to finely manipulate the ball, both while stationary and while running.