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A comprehensive global review confirms that maternal depression undermines parenting, impairing mother-infant bonding and reducing sensitivity to a child's needs. Researchers analyzed nearly a decade of observational stu...

Countries are eager to use AI to automate some government processes, but this risks eroding citizens' trust and feelings of democratic control - because AI mistakes can ruin their lives

DNA analysis is considered the gold standard for identifying victims of mass fatalities. But how does it work?

The world's leading mathematicians were stunned by how adept artificial intelligence is at doing their jobs.

New research has identified the gene Egr-1 as a critical regulator of immune balance, offering hope for autoimmune disease therapies. In a mouse model of multiple sclerosis, loss of Egr-1 led to reduced regulatory T cell...

This flightless nocturnal parrot is only found in New Zealand.

Newfound rock art from ancient Egypt may shed light on the time just before the first dynasty.

In a first for the field, researchers from The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have reported a photopumped lasing from a buried dielectric photonic-crystal surface-emitting ...

Your personal privacy depends on your awareness, tech controls that allow you to decide what to share, and public policies that take personal privacy into account.

June 12, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

New research suggests how PCOS may be partly inherited through "epigenetic memory," offering insight into why the condition tends to run in families.

A newly created cell model of the amniotic sac could reveal new insights into early pregnancy, as well as generate helpful products for medical use.