I have observed that many older Egyptians view the internet as a test rather than a tool. The online world often becomes a ...

It’s not just humans who suffer from leading one another astray. So do fish, flies and even bacteria. By Carl Zimmer Earlier this year, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine ...

Side-blotched lizards have a colourful set of mating strategies. Some males, with orange throats, are large and bully their way to a harem of mates. Others, with blue throats, are a bit smaller and ...

Young people are particularly susceptible to misleading information on social media. Yet insights from developmental psychology show that they also have unique strengths to build resilience. In a new ...

“What do you do for work?” is one of the most common small-talk questions in American life. As someone who’s spent years studying misinformation—and even wrote a book about it—I’ve had plenty of ...

In the “fake news” era, as AI becomes more sophisticated by the day, misinformation can sometimes seem more prevalent than the truth. Free speech protects a lot — even what’s false. Do you know where ...