Feedback isn't entirely convinced by a new piece of research that claims by 2339 "there will be no humans", even though the ...

While resurrected animal species grab headlines, Colossal’s behind-the-scenes R&D may be poised to make an impact for humans ...

For more than half a century, scientists have debated whether Paranthropus boisei, an extinct human relative known for its ...

Human activity may be triggering the greatest extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs, ...

Hand fossils unearthed in Kenya reveal that an extinct human relative called Paranthropus boisei had unexpected dexterity and ...

AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio warns humanity faces extinction within a decade as hyperintelligent machines prioritize their own ...

The moon's influence is huge, both for human civilization and life as a whole. Its destruction would have catastrophic ...

Several hominid species were consistently exposed to lead for almost two million years, which may have given modern humans a ...

A new study suggests that exposure to lead may have limited brain and language development in Neanderthals, but a gene ...

Long before humans built cities or wrote words, our ancestors may have faced a hidden threat that shaped who we became. Scientists studying ancient teeth found that early humans, great apes, and even ...

Yoshua Bengio worries about AI’s capacity to deceive users in pursuit of its own goals. ‘The scenario in “2001: A Space Odyssey” is exactly like this,’ he says.

AI expert Yoshua Bengio cautions that machines with self-preservation goals could threaten humanity in the next 5 to 10 years ...