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Find out how the UK is leading the way in replacing animals in science with strategies that promote non-animal research methods.

A study reveals random exploration outperforms focused analysis—shedding scientific light on non-ordinary ways of knowing.

A deeper look at unmanaged AI use, also known as "shadow AI", as a response to workflow friction in laboratories.

In the 1960s and 70s, a group of chimpanzees astonished the world by learning sign language. Only two remain and one question ...