In a lengthy essay published this month, Dario Amodei argues that humanity is entering a dangerous phase of AI development.

As the use of generative AI becomes increasingly common, we must beware of an algorithmic colonization of language and ...

Facial hair endures because it signals maturity, identity, and social meaning, revealing how humans fuse biology and culture into visible traits we still read instinctively.

The chin is one of our most familiar features, yet scientists still debate why we evolved it. Here’s a breakdown of what we ...

“Hundreds of fossils representing over a dozen species of Ardipithecus, Australopithecus, and Homo had been found in the Afar ...

A fossil jaw of a distant human relative was discovered much farther north than previously thought possible, revealing new ...

A fossilized foot discovered in Ethiopia and left unclassified for over a decade has now been linked to a little-known human ...

Paleoanthropologists have announced the world's most complete skeleton of Homo habilis, a human ancestor that lived more than ...

This perspective article brings to focus the unpredictable trajectory of AI-human cognitive co-evolution. Challenging the notion of a fixed ‘Stone Age brain’, it emphasizes the adaptive and plastic ...

The Humane AI Pin was a pretty wild idea, right? It was meant to be this wearable gadget that let you interact with AI without constantly looking at a screen. Think of it as a step towards a future ...

Philosophers are generally expected to display wisdom and calm in the face of existential questions. I am just not one of those philosophers. I spent 30 years racing away from these thoughts by ...