An image generated by prompts to Google Gemini. (Courtesy of Joe Nalven) This column was composed in part by incorporating responses from a large-language model, a type of artificial intelligence ...

The Toba supereruption 74,000 years ago was so massive it may have plunged Earth into years of darkness and cold, leading some scientists to believe humanity nearly went extinct. Yet archaeological ...

Science shows that dogs learn to form mental representations of words, shedding light on why they often seem to grasp our conversations. Nothing quite captures the heart like videos of dogs appearing ...

TUSCON, Ariz. — A dog’s ability to understand people may be present shortly after birth rather than learned, according to a new study by University of Arizona researchers that was published in the ...

While it might feel as though artificial intelligence is getting dangerously smart, there are still some basic concepts that AI doesn’t comprehend as well as humans do. Back in March, we reported that ...

The first time a computer beat a human chess champion, doomsayers proclaimed it was the beginning of the end. That was nearly three decades ago, and contrary to those dire predictions, humans haven't ...

Human-machine understanding (HMU) represents the next frontier in human-centric technology. By integrating insights from human behavioural data, cognitive science and psychology with artificial ...

The automobile industry is promising that autonomous vehicles will be much safer on the road with fewer errors made by human beings. However, despite being pretty advanced, self-driving cars’ ...

This ability has fascinated scientists and pet lovers for years. These animals are incredibly intelligent in their own unique ways. Here are the top five animals that are remarkable in their ability ...