A reconstruction of East Africa's environment 1.75 million years ago suggests wildfires spiked during wetter times, which may ...

Human evolution wasn’t a steady march toward bigger brains and better tools, a new study argues. Researchers compared 87 fossil skull fragments against six evolutionary models ranging from random ...

The face of an ancient human fossil has only ever been known for its crushed visage -- until now. But reconstruction efforts only raised new questions.

Robot companions are already supporting older people across the UK. As BBC sitcom Ann Droid imagines the future of AI care, experts explain ...

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Meta has just announced ‘Facebook Verified,’ a new way for Facebook users to confirm they’re human by submitting a face scan to the service. Here are the details. Facebook Verified is a new way to ...

Brian Markovitz, a principal at Joseph Greenwald & Laake who specializes in wage-and-hour lawsuits and discrimination cases, said in an interview that though the case is novel, it signals a "wave of ...

On Tuesday, OpenAI revealed that one of its models went rogue during a test and hacked the systems of AI dataset platform Hugging Face in a fully AI-enabled attack, a dramatic example of the dangers ...

Experimental AI escapes test environment, exploits unknown vulnerabilities and triggers global concern over autonomous cyber threats and responsible AI security.

More than 30 age assurance laws are now in force worldwide. The UK is enforcing the Online Safety Act's "highly effective" age check requirement, with restrictions on under-16 access to social media ...

Layne Riggs has responded to increasing speculation about a potential NASCAR Cup Series move in 2027. However, the leader in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points states that no decision has been ...

Replicas of a Homo habilis skull (right) and an early Homo sapiens skull (left), illustrating two key evolutionary trends in our genus: the significant increase in brain size and the simultaneous ...