Fashion is undergoing one of the most profound transformations in its history. As environmental awareness reshapes consumer expectations, a new generation of ...

While federal health officials applaud the idea, Alabama’s plan to use robotics to supply prenatal care in some rural areas ...

The long-term acceptance of intelligent environments will depend less on their technical sophistication than on how they feel to inhabit. People embrace systems that feel helpful, calm and respectful.

It sounds like something from a science fiction novel, but Alabama officials' plan to use robots to improve care for rural ...

One political activist calls plan to use robots to improve care for rural pregnant women and their babies a 'dystopian horror story.' ...

Creatures that can change from one form to another are a staple of science fiction: Think werewolves and Transformers. Nature, too, has its shapeshifters, such as dimorphic fungi. While scientists ...

In recent months, some of the major players in science fiction and popular culture have been taking firmer stances against generative AI. Separate decisions by San Diego Comic-Con and the Science ...

A plastic surgeon explains the reality of extreme cosmetic modifications inspired by Barbie dolls and pop culture trends. Gold and silver’s $7 trillion wipeout delivers a painful lesson about risk ...

More than 50 years before ChatGPT could tell you what to cook for dinner, a 1968 science fiction film was shaping how we think about machines that talk to us. In 2001: A Space Odyssey, a Jupiter-bound ...

We are approaching the Gregorian New Year, and it’s a great time to ponder what’s coming next. Are we about to use CRISPR to grow wings? Will we all be uploading our brains to the Amazon cloud? Should ...

Stephen King’s 1978 novel “The Stand” was a seminal work of apocalyptic horror, republished in 1990 with 400 added pages that had been cut earlier. “The End of the World as We Know It” (Gallery, 800 ...