Anthropic says AI could soon improve without human intervention Development pause will allow society to deal with AI's implications, startup says Previous attempts to halt AI progress have not been ...

Researchers showed in 2022 that heat index calculations by NOAA based on analyses from the 1970s don't adequately reflect the heat stress humans feel during the extremes of heat and humidity ...

The UN and the European Union on Monday released their final Gaza Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA), estimating Gaza’s recovery needs at $71.4 billion over the next decade. The RDNA advocated ...

According to Stanford’s 2026 AI Index, AI is sprinting, and we’re struggling to keep up. If you’re following AI news, you’re probably getting whiplash. AI is a gold rush. AI is a bubble. AI is taking ...

The Human Rights Campaign describes itself as “the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization.” One of the group’s flagship initiatives is its Corporate Equality Index, which the group ...

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The Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equity Index saw a 65% drop in participation of Fortune 500 companies willing to disclose their equity practices. In 2025, 377 Fortune 500 companies participated ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has stopped estimating the dollar value of lives saved in the cost-benefit analyses for new pollution rules. Los Angeles smog in 1979. For decades, government ...

A new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology shows that AI might be poised to replace a lot more jobs than previously forecast. According to researchers, a hidden mass of data reveals ...

As we age, the human brain rewires itself. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. The process happens in distinct phases, or “epochs,” ...

The human brain experiences five distinct eras as we age, and each is defined by changes in our neural architecture that influence how we process information, new research shows. The brain changes ...