Geoffrey Hinton, the British-Canadian computer scientist widely known as the “Godfather of AI,” has raised his estimate of the probability that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity within ...

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Tiny fossil teeth from Colorado are revealing new clues about the very first relatives of primates, including humans.

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Tech companies have told MPs and Lords they would welcome greater harmonisation in regulatory standards at a global level.

A 40-year study in the Western Ghats has warned that lion-tailed macaques living in private forest fragments face rising extinction risks despite increasing numbers. Researchers say infrastructure ...

Hundreds joined the march in London’s AI hub to warn against the harms that artificial intelligence could bring. I went along to see what they had to say.

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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s national bird, the grey crested crane, is facing mounting threats from habitat destruction, poisoning, illegal capture, and human encroachment on ...

Now, fossils pulled from a single quarry in southern China are revealing what life looked like in the aftermath — and the discovery is rewriting what scientists know about one of the earliest chapters ...

Scientists following humpback whales once brought to the brink of extinction in the South Pacific made a fascinating discovery: Older males were more likely to become fathers and younger males were ...

A new study suggests preeclampsia, a deadly pregnancy disorder, may have contributed to Neanderthal extinction.