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In his new book, "Liars, Cheats and Copycats," biologist James O'Hanlon surveys deception across the animal kingdom and asks whether any of it adds up to lying.

Writer Olivia Maule spoke with biologist James O'Hanlon about his book "Liars, Cheats and Copycats."

It seems like a simple question, but it needs serious taxonomic sleuthing. Are sharks or trees the oldest?

People who had no recollection of a lucid dream over the past three years developed the skill after one month of performing a novel training regimen twice a week, neuroscientists report.

The outer solar system will descend into chaos just a few billion years after the sun exhausts its fuel ‪—‬ much sooner than scientists previously thought, a new study suggests.

A new study revealed that people who rely on AI for basic tasks become less motivated over time. Live Science polled its readers on whether they have experienced this situation.

In two new surveys, U.S. adults report lying to their doctors and their children's doctors about symptoms in hopes of being prescribed antibiotics.

Researchers hope recursive self-improvement could tackle the skyrocketing costs of developing advanced AI models. But is it viable?

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has found what might be a new dwarf planet in our solar system, orbiting the sun on an inclined plane past Pluto.

A biology student found a Native American stone spearpoint when searching for shark teeth along the coast of Virginia.

See the new facial reconstruction of a man from Roman-era Scotland who was decapitated after his death and buried near a Roman fort.

Developing research suggests that ancient interbreeding wasn't random — it was socially patterned, directional and far more complicated than the headlines suggest.

A new program aims to help scientists figure out how the ingredients of the universe formed early galaxies, which lit up the cosmos after a "dark age."

Colorectal cancer in young people shows genetic and structural differences that may make it more aggressive and treatment-resistant than the cancer tends to be in older people.

Archaeologists found several ancient weapons, intact vases and a bronze razor in the volcanic crater lake.

The Defense Intelligence Agency's latest "Challenges to Security in Space" report included a declassified satellite photo of China's Shenlong, or "divine dragon," space plane, which has released at least nine mysterious payloads into low Earth orbit since 2022.

A new study with data from mice and human tissues suggests that, in ulcerative colitis, immune cells in the gut might make pain-sensing nerves hypersensitive.

Paleoproteomic analysis of fossils from northern China reveals that Denisovans had a distinctive physical appearance.

A woman's unexplained abdominal pain led doctors to a diagnosis that has only been documented a few hundred times over the past 400 years.

The promise of AI automation to fix the administrative problems facing universities is a fallacy. These systems will only increase the burdens of already-struggling institutions says Akhil Barwadj.