A new study links sexually objectifying messages from family during upbringing to higher self-objectification in young women, which in turn is associated with greater difficulty refusing unwanted sex, communicating sexual desires, and achieving orgasm.

A model learned from experimental data improves control of a robotic joint powered by artificial muscles

Study of 2.5 million children finds no link between MMR vaccine and autism.

A 30-year study from childhood to middle age found that growing up without siblings was linked to higher risks of obesity and high blood pressure, while exposure to parental smoking was associated with changes in heart structure, poorer memory and learning later in life

A meteor hit Oklahoma 100 million years later than scientists thought

Scientists find a surprising clue to why the universe’s expansion doesn’t add up

A forgotten 30-year forest experiment just delivered a huge surprise

Your gut bacteria may reveal how fast your brain is aging