Fossils and genetics are starting to point to life emerging surprisingly soon after Earth formed, when the planet was ...

AI is advancing rapidly. AI doomers say we must stop and think. AI accelerationists say full speed ahead. Here is a ...

Scientists have found evidence that a sudden event in ancient forests gave rise to humankind’s early ancestors. The indirect trigger of their success was likely an asteroid strike that wiped out 50 ...

A collection of essays by the late David McCullough, including some never published before, will be released this fall.