Tech CEOs are locked in an artificial intelligence "arms race" that risks wiping out humanity, top computer science ...

The risk of human extinction due to uncontrolled AI development is significant, emphasizing the need for immediate action.

How humanity nearly went extinct 70,000 years ago.

The loudest voices in AI often fall into two camps: those who praise the technology as world-changing, and those who urge ...

Nobel Prize Winner and ‘godfather’ of artificial intelligence Geoffrey Hinton warns if AI continues to develop without appropriate guardrails, a worst-case scenario could unfold and lead to human ...

Our DNA reveals extinct "ghost lineages" that shaped human evolution, painting a complex, "braided stream" of history rather than a simple progression. These ancient groups, leaving no fossils, ...

Like depictions of the horrors of war may ennoble it, dire warnings about the AI future only make the technology seem ...

A new study explains why humans have chins while other primates do not. Researchers found that the chin likely formed as a ...

Preeclampsia, a complication of pregnancy that involves high blood pressure, could have led to a decline in Neanderthals' ...

One reason for the decline in extinction rates is the growing momentum of conservation efforts. Multiple species have been saved from extinction by habitat protections, breeding programs, and legal ...

The bony facial protrusion might be an evolutionary byproduct that resulted from changes to other parts of the skull, according to a new study ...