Boost your running speed with training — but don't fall for these myths, scientists say
Your running speed partly comes down to factors you can't control, like genetics, and partly relies on your training.
Your running speed partly comes down to factors you can't control, like genetics, and partly relies on your training.
How can we truly know if AI is sentient? We do not yet fully understand the nature of human consciousness, so we cannot discount the possibility that today's AI is indeed sentient — and that we are mistreating it to potentially grave consequences.
Hammer-headed bats are named after the males' oversized boxy heads, which evolved to amplify and project the honking sounds they produce to impress females during courtship displays.
The research combined radiocarbon dating with measurements of atmospheric radiocarbon from tree rings to build a chronology of the ancient city.
Cats are masters of contortion — and the laws of physics — which helps them stick the landing more times than not.
Experts look to psychology and physiology to understand why people sometimes feel better after receiving a sham treatment.
China's launched its Chang'e 6 sample-return mission, which will haul dirt and rocks home from the mysterious lunar far side.
A 3,500-year-old rest house in the Sinai desert may have been used by an Egyptian pharaoh.
The languages of the earliest Americans evolved in 4 waves, according to one expert.
Health officials have warned of an ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in Long Beach, California.
Infections can trigger pregnancy complications, and now, new miniature versions of the placenta are helping show why.
The Maud Rise polynya has been sporadically opening up in Antarctica's ice since at least the 1970s. Now climatologists finally know why.
New James Webb Space Telescope observations of the exoplanet WASP-43b reveal that the hot gas giant is tidally locked, meaning one side permanently faces its sun while the other always stares out into space.
The wreck near a beach on Mallorca gives a snapshot of sea trade in late Roman times.
When and where will the double cicada brood emerge? Here's what to expect from this rare phenomenon, which occurs only once every 221 years.
Flaring stars, black hole outbursts and gamma-rays are just some of the cosmic exotica that Einstein Probe will hunt for.
The Cave of Crystals in Chihuahua, Mexico, is buried almost 1,000 feet (300 meters) beneath Earth's surface and contains giant gypsum crystal beams that are up to 37 feet (11 m) long.
Mercury is about to reach its "greatest elongation west" of the sun, meaning stargazers will have their best view of the "swift planet" all year. Here's how to see it.
A new type of hybrid sodium-ion battery that offers both high capacity and rapid-charging capabilities could power mobile devices, electric vehicles and space tech.