Anonymity has become part of a lucrative brand for the artist Banksy, but records we unearthed prove his true identity and show the new name he used to travel to Ukraine.

Researchers at Melbourne start-up Cortical Labs have taught their "biological computer" made from living human brain cells to play Doom. They say it brings biological computers a step closer to ...

Children who grew up in the Chicago area had access to an abundance of television programs that were created here just for them.

Scientists analyze fossils and vocal tract models to reconstruct what the languages of prehistoric humans may have sounded like.

A reader named Sam told me he has a problem. His Windows computers aren't playing nice with each other. Unlike his iPad and iPhone, they're never in sync.

By Cynthia Chris, City University of New York There is a long and storied history of nonhuman actors, from Luke, the dog of silent star Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle, to the collies cast in the role of ...

February 22-28, 2026 is National Justice for Animals Week. It’s an important time for people to reconsider how legal systems treat animals. In most countries, the law still views animals as property ...

Evolution is perhaps the most extraordinary story ever told—a tale spanning billions of years that connects every living thing on Earth through an intricate ...

They gave quartz, calcite and other types of crystals to chimpanzees in a rehabilitation center. The apes responded with great interest, and the researchers ended up needing to trade large amounts of ...

The study suggests that both humans and chimpanzees possess a “shared cognitive predisposition” for crystals. Whenever such a ...