Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As computers and processors continue to get more powerful, many wonder when we will reach science-fiction levels of artificial ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. As the recent Worldcon 2025 Convention here in Seattle ...

Humanity has always lived with risk, but for most of history those dangers were local, temporary, and survivable. What has changed is that our technology, our numbers, and our impact on the planet now ...

We all know that humans are helping drive climate change. No, we aren't the only cause of the increasing global temperatures, but there's no question that we have had a serious impact over the years.

Nobel laureate physicist David Gross warns that nuclear risks and AI warfare leave humanity with only 50 years. Explore his ...

The Discovery and Futures Lab’s mission is to anticipate and explore humanity’s responses to the discovery of life beyond ...

Since humanity's earliest days, people have looked up at the stars, using science, art, religion, philosophy, mathematics, and any other tool at their disposal to better understand the complicated and ...

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James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

At the dawn of the 20th century, old age wasn’t much of a problem. That’s because a newborn in 1900 could expect to live, on average, to age 32. Improvements to the human condition brought about by ...