As artificial intelligence begins to mimic consciousness with uncanny skill, we need design norms and laws that prevent it from being mistaken for sentient beings.

A rabid bobcat was euthanized after multiple attacks on both animals and humans in New Mexico’s first case of rabies in 2026.

"It kinda charged her," said Monrovia Police Lt. Kevin Oberon. Police describe the black bear encounter as unusual.

The death comes as rattlesnakes are beginning to appear on trails across Orange County earlier in the season, according to outdoor enthusiasts and animal control officials.

There are plenty of dangerous beasts out there whose teeth, claws, horns and hoofs can do some serious harm to a mere human. We’ve rounded up the deadliest of them all – from bears and crocodiles to ...

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As mammals with large brains, humans experience smell as a powerful sensory experience that’s closely linked with memory. The smell of baking bread may take us back to a moment in Paris. A perfumy ...

AI leaders insist they’ve got humanity’s best interests in mind. If we’re to take them at their word, then we must say: they have a really unfortunate habit of sounding like they have nothing but ...

Altman dismissed claims that ChatGPT used gallons of water per query. He acknowledged that total AI energy use was rising and urged cleaner power. However, Altman argued that humans also consume ...

The human chin is uniquely human, and the assumption has always been that it must have evolved for a specific purpose, perhaps to strengthen the jaw during chewing or speech. After all, chimpanzees ...