The return of RoboBusiness, which took place in Silicon Valley, was among the industry highlights of October 2025.

Vertebrates have extremely different brain sizes: even with the same body size, brain size can vary a hundredfold. As a rule, ...

A child of the late 1970s, Conroy writes in the book about the city’s kids’ shows — including “Polka Dot Door,” “Mr. Dressup,” “The Friendly Giant” and, particularly, “Today’s Special” — and the ...

When Ella al-Shamahi went to college, she thought she'd be able to prove Darwin's theory of evolution was wrong. Instead, she was convinced the science was right.

Aligned with Duke Engineering’s Character Forward initiative, Professor Siobhan Oca’s Ethics in Robotics and Automation course (ME 490) challenges students to see beyond technical skills and practice ...

New research reveals that Earth’s so-called “Boring Billion” was a time of dramatic change beneath the surface.

The healthtech industry is on track to triple from $352 in 2025 to over $1.1T by 2032, driven by critical needs in provider capacity, aging populations, and chronic disease management.

Swiss start-up Mimic has developed a dexterous robotic hand that could provide manufacturers with a cheaper and more reliable ...

Climate change and habitat loss threaten the newly named trapdoor spider. Scientists from the, Davis, have identified a previously unknown trapdoor spider species lurking in the coastal sand dunes of ...

Genetic tweaks allowed early humans to stand, balance and walk on two legs instead of moving on all fours like other primates, according to researchers.

Humanoid robot training is booming around the world. Tech companies are rushing to build the robots for a market projected to ...

For 25 years, astronauts have lived and worked onboard the International Space Station (ISS), starting with the arrival of its first occupants on November 2, 2000. Built through a partnership between ...