Study unlocks the secrets of the whiskers on an elephant's trunk

By Will Dunham Feb 13 (Reuters) - An elephant's trunk is essential for most aspects of the animal's life, from interacting ...

I plan to study computer science even though people say it's being replaced by AI. Here's why.

Aspiring computer science student Alex Seungyong Yang sees AI as both a challenge and opportunity as he enters university as ...
New York Post

Go ahead and get your sleep advice from TikTok — most of it is accurate, study finds

As people increasingly use social media for health information, a new study from Auburn University finds that most sleep hacks shared on TikTok are supported by scientific evidence. Getty Images Don’t ...
Ars Technica

Trust in scientists hasn’t recovered from COVID. Some humility could help.

Scientists could win back trust lost during the COVID-19 pandemic if they just showed a little intellectual humility, according to a study published Monday in Nature Human Behavior. It’s no secret ...
mccormick.northwestern.edu

Science Is Used Differently by Policymakers in Different Parties, a New Study Finds

Societal challenges, from climate change to public health crises to advancements in AI, have been intrinsically linked with scientific progress for generations. But as politics become more polarized, ...
Los Angeles Times

Study sheds light on how reams of fake scientific papers are getting into literature

The number of scientific papers flagged as fraudulent has been growing. Now a new paper sheds light on how it’s being done. Researchers found loose networks of unscrupulous editors working with ...