We can't blame the Neolithic Transition for the plague anymore.

Recent experiments placing large language models in simulated nuclear crises have produced alarming headlines. “Bloodthirsty” AI systems escalate

We need to count energy from the perspective of the consumer in order to understand the changes sweeping the energy sector

Electric vehicles get all the press – but it’s the smaller unsung two wheelers cutting oil demand the most.

Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.

A new analysis tries to calculate the coming environmental footprint of AI in the US and finds that the ideal sites for data centers aren’t where they’re being built.

The Google sister company has been testing robotaxi freeway rides with employees for more than a year.

In Brownsville, Texas, some families found a buzzy new school’s methods—surveillance of kids, software in lieu of teachers—to be an education in and of itself.

A fresh analysis of old data has found rich organic chemistry within the hidden ocean of Saturn’s moon Enceladus

Now that we know what Denisovans looked like, they’re turning up everywhere.

The rise of the robotaxi.

New highs for solar and wind power and battery storage are emerging on an almost weekly basis across the country.

Super Agers author Eric Topol unpacks the rise of biological age tests—from organ clocks to immune system clocks—and how they might revolutionize early diagnosis of disease

Waste wood scraps, changed at the molecular level, could become heavy-duty building materials—and even replace plastic, aluminum and carbon fiber in our vehicles and gadgets.

Company hired Google’s book-scanning chief to cut up and digitize “all the books in the world.”…

From living matter to molecules to elementary particles, the world is made of “chiral” objects that differ from their reflected forms.

About 70,000 years ago in Africa, humans expanded into more extreme environments, a new study finds, setting the stage for our global migration.

Newly-announced catalog collects pre-2022 sources untouched by ChatGPT and AI contamination.

Wildtype is the first to launch cultivated seafood in the US after securing an FDA no questions letter re. the safety of its cultivated salmon

Learn more about a newly discovered dinosaur species that is now the closest-known ancestor to the Tyrannosaurs.

U.S. military fabricated evidence of alien technology and allowed rumors to fester to cover up real secret-weapons programs

AI, ChatGPT, and LLMs "have absolutely blown up what I try to accomplish with my teaching."

History shows that linguistics evolve in unpredictable ways — and that the supremacy of English is not guaranteed.

Google’s driverless-taxi company just cracked 10 million rides. If you haven’t taken one, you will soon.

Veo 3 is a major leap in AI video synthesis, but the sound effects need more cooking time.