Humans really do rule the world. We took over fast and far, more than any other wild vertebrates. We inhabit nearly every ...

A new study shows cultural evolution helped humans expand across Earth far faster than genetic change alone could achieve.

They live in our houses, drink our water and even sleep in our beds. Cats have become an integral part of many households and ...

The trend is growing and leading to controversy ...

A third of American teens use AI agents as friends or romantic partners. What will be the long-term consequences?

In the book "The Call of the Honeyguide," applied ecologist Rob Dunn explores mutually beneficial relationships between different species. But Dunn argues the relationship between humans and cats may ...

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.

Pets play an important role in many people’s lives. In the UK, six out of ten households have at least one pet, dogs being our most common companions (assuming we don’t count fish individually). But ...

More teams now include AI, but few people know how to work with it. Here’s how human–AI teams can stay coordinated when ...

When the streets of Los Angeles flooded with rain last week, some of the city’s residents found themselves feeling sorry for a peculiar object: a food delivery robot floundering in water and debris.

The Tenzai cofounders have created an AI hacking agent using OpenAI and Anthropic tools. They say AI has become so adept at hacking it might need regulatory controls, urgently. Every year, more than ...

Jason Calacanis says he’s spending about $110,000 a year on an AI agent that runs at a fraction of capacity, raising doubts about replacing human workers. The high costs of deploying and running ...