Explores how plants and animals survive in one of Earth's harshest environments—deserts, where annual rainfall is less than 10 inches and temperature extremes are common. The film shows how desert ...

The American genetic engineering firm Colossal Biosciences recently announced to much fanfare it had "de-extincted" the dire ...

A new study led by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and the Missouri Botanical Garden has uncovered a ...

Recent IVG breakthroughs bring gene-edited human embryos closer, with CRISPR-Cas9 making heritable gene editing a reality ...

Current approaches to artificial intelligence (AI) are unlikely to create models that can match human intelligence, according to a recent survey of industry experts.

According to three Stanford scientists, lack of human biological material is a “major bottleneck to progress” for medical research. A steadily growing idea is one known as “bodyoids ...

US robotics firm Figure has made significant progress in developing a natural humanoid walking motion using reinforcement learning. A new video released by the firm showcases its humanoid robots ...

Over the next decade, advances in artificial intelligence will mean that humans will no longer be needed "for most things" in the world, says Bill Gates. That's what the Microsoft co-founder and ...

Slow-moving and largely indifferent to human affairs, these aquatic herbivores graze on seagrasses and algae in the shallow coastal waters of the Americas and West Africa. Yet despite their ...

Some experts predict that A.I. will surpass human intelligence within the next few years. Play this puzzle to see how far the machines have to go. By Dylan Freedman and Cade Metz Produced by ...