The Ascent of Mammals
Recent fossil discoveries reveal that evolution began laying the groundwork for their rise to world domination long before the dinosaur-killing asteroid cleared the playing field
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The Ascent of Mammals
Recent fossil discoveries reveal that evolution began laying the groundwork for their rise to world domination long before the dinosaur-killing asteroid cleared the playing field
Strange Supernovae Reveal New Stellar Secrets
Every year thousands of exploding stars appear in a bizarre assortment of forms. Astronomers want to know what makes them go boom
Special Report on the Rise of AI
Artificial intelligence, once discarded as a has-been technology, is now undergoing a vigorous resurgence
Springtime for AI: The Rise of Deep Learning
After decades of disappointment, artificial intelligence is finally catching up to its early promise, thanks to a powerful technique called deep learning
What “Self-Driving” Cars Will Really Look Like
They are coming, but not the way you may have been led to think
Should We Fear Supersmart Robots?
If we're not careful, we could find ourselves at odds with determined, intelligent machines whose objectives conflict with our own
U.S. Military Develops Strategies to Prevent Climate Wars
The U.S. military is taking steps to limit the chance that worsening droughts, rising seas and melting Arctic ice will hasten uprisings that threaten national interests
Fishes Use Problem Solving and Invent Tools
New discoveries show that fishes are capable of complex mental calculus, reshaping our ideas about animal intelligence underwater
Is Agent Orange Still Causing Birth Defects?
Vietnam insists that children are suffering today from the lingering effects of the infamous defoliant sprayed by U.S. forces decades ago. Scientists are undecided