“Our existence is probably not an evolutionary fluke,” says Jennifer Macalady, a study co-author and microbiology professor ...

Humans evolved late in Earth history. While this timing inspired the conclusion that humanlike life is a cosmic improbability ...

For decades, scientists believed that intelligent life was a rare cosmic accident. A new study challenges that idea, arguing ...

Alessio Figalli studies optimal transport, a field of math that ranges from the movements of clouds to the workings of ...

Scientists have long sought to understand the complexities of human intelligence. The relationship between brain structure ...

We must also confront the societal impacts of AI, even as we must also recognize they can only be effectively addressed if we ...

Candidates for top national security positions in the Trump administration have faced questions that appear designed to determine whether they have embraced the president’s false claims about ...

Some conspiracy theories alleged that the global humanitarian programs were a cover for biowarfare research or that USAID’s funding enriched an elite few who control the world. But until very ...

Fresh off a clean sweep at last weekend’s Grammys, the 37-year-old Compton rapper elicited a slew of theories and interpretations, from both fans and peers, about his performance, which ...

The Chinese start-up used several technological tricks, including a method called “mixture of experts,” to significantly reduce the cost of building the technology. By Cade Metz The ...

While ‌iOS 18‌ brought numerous improvements at launch, Apple introduced several AI-powered features under the banner of Apple Intelligence. The features are being released in waves through ...

Apple released security updates this week to patch a serious vulnerability -- and in the process snuck in a little Apple Intelligence surprise. On devices that support the still-beta AI ...