If a fluid that lacks a solid body like a human possesses consciousness, its thought patterns will differ significantly from human ethics and intelligence. * Non-local self-identity: From a single dro ...

Vol. 40 October 2026 Current Affairs Report by Keiichiro Tsutsumi1. The Argument for Braking AI DevelopmentEntering September, leaders of top AI companies have successively called for a "slowdown ...

Every estimate of how many species humanity will lose to deforestation, urbanization, and agricultural expansion rests on a ...

University of Louisville AI safety researcher Roman Yampolskiy has put the chance of AI-driven human extinction within a century at 99.9 per cent, far above other estimates.

NASA's 2019 asteroid simulation imagined a fragment hitting New York in 2027 after an attempt to deflect the space rock broke it apart.

As nightmare thought experiments shape the fight over how to govern a multitrillion-dollar industry, some experts say the parables may lead decision-makers astray.

The Fermi paradox asks: If there are other civilizations in the Universe besides ours, why haven't we yet made contact? Researchers who study this paradox – also called the Great Silence – generally ...

It’s the only example of a dinosaur-era feather found within rock that wasn’t completely flattened through the centuries. By K. R. Callaway An extremely well-preserved bird feather from the age of ...

Almost 66 million years ago, an asteroid hit Earth – and changed our planet forever. From tsunamis to shockwaves, join us on ...

LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA, a new six-episode series from PBS Digital Studios and Complexly, explores the “Great Dying,” the ...

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See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. In a series of posts Tuesday night, AI researcher Jacob Coxon said he ...