Left to your own devices? Turns out you’ll probably go left. Whether you’re going for a stroll around the neighborhood while on the phone or killing time before your train arrives, odds are you’re ...

Artificial intelligence is getting better at mimicking human language, solving problems, and even passing exams. But according to new research, it still can't replicate one of the most fundamental ...

As humans, it’s important to remember that some of our oldest primate ancestors were apelike creatures. Besides our much larger brains and visibly obvious differences, such as facial features, one ...

Humans really do rule the world. We took over fast and far, more than any other wild vertebrates. We inhabit nearly every corner of the world, and can thrive in deserts, tropical rainforests and even ...

Artificial intelligence is reshaping relationships by providing conversation and companionship, and reshaping how people work ...

Do new AI tools like ChatGPT actually understand language the same way that humans do? It turns out that even the inventors of these new large language models are debating that very question — and the ...

Of the 8.7 million species on Earth, why are human beings the only one that paints self-portraits, walks on the Moon and worships gods? For decades, many scholars have argued that the difference stems ...

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Working memory is what allows humans to juggle different pieces of information in short-term scenarios, like making a mental grocery list and then going shopping or remembering and then dialing a ...

For the first time since the Apollo era, humans are preparing not just to visit the Moon, but to live and work there for weeks, months – and eventually years. But what would it really be like to spend ...

Two chimpanzees meeting with each other apparently have a discussion using hand gestures, one of the human-like characteristics of other mammals. (Getty Images) Of the 8.7 million species on Earth, ...