TikTokers are claiming to be haunted by "mimics" that attempt to imitate voices, songs, or other audio in creepy, distorted tones. This may be one of the least serious TikTok hoax trends to date, and ...

Down-on-his-luck impressionist Sam Reinhold makes a pact with Fergus-a wicked, strings-attached puppet-that holds the promise to propel Sam to stardom, unleashing a nightmare that threatens the safety ...

Stanford researchers have developed a flexible material that can quickly change its surface texture and colors, offering potential applications in camouflage, art, robotics, and even nanoscale ...

Exercise appears to spark a whole-body anti-aging cascade, and scientists have now mapped out how it happens—and how a simple oral compound can mimic it. By following volunteers through rest, intense ...

“Nature’s Ozempic” may sound too good to be true. But a recent scientific review of research found that certain plant products can replicate the effects of GLP-1, the naturally occurring gut hormone ...

In brief: Public opinion polls and surveys have joined the long list of things that can be manipulated by AI. New research has shown that the technology is able to mimic humans almost perfectly, ...

1997 was a memorable year for Guillermo del Toro for two reasons: His father was kidnapped in Guadalajara, Mexico, and, after a turbulent experience with Bob and Harvey Weinstein on his sophomore ...

Switzerland-based Mimic Robotics AG said Monday it has raised $16 million in seed funding from Elaia and Speedinvest to enable robotic hands to adapt to complex, high-precision tasks that conventional ...

Robotics is the future for manufacturing, with adoption accelerating all around the world. Data released in recent weeks by the International Federation of Robotics reveals more than 540,000 robots ...

Researchers from Australia’s University of Queensland have made a microscopic “ocean” on a silicon chip to miniaturise the study of wave dynamics. The device, made at UQ’s School of Mathematics and ...