Google’s DeepMind and the Future of Humanity Institute are trying to find a way for human operators to stay in control if artificial intelligence starts acting out. 

Betrayal is part of giving trust, says JetBlue Chairman Joel Peterson. So the odds are you will be betrayed at some point in time. Still, recovery and healing are possible.

The value and morality of zoos is being questioned after the tragic shooting of a gorilla at Cincinnati Zoo.

Without the inherent quantum uncertainty to nature, the source of all our light and heat would never shine. “The bedrock nature of space and time and the unification of cosmos and […]

Norway, Europe's largest petroleum producer, makes an unprecedented commitment to green energy.

Domestic violence might seem random, but it can actually correlate with what's going on in the broader world.

Diverse friendships matter to our well-being as a society, but they start decreasing at quite an early age.

Meteor showers are something that everybody ought to see at least once in their lifetime. 

Free speech is paramount, but how you use your speech defines you as a person. When our politicians stop demanding the moral high ground, we are in a very dangerous place, says Hawke.

It's a pretty impressive feat.

With apps and digital connectivity ruling our lives, the need to physically be somewhere is less urgent. So what does this mean for robotic or driverless cars? Will the Millennial generation's cold shoulder for cars affect the way they cost, look, and hit the market?

Hulk Hogan’s Gawker lawsuit is a classic freedom of the press case dressed up as a soap opera.

A group of German researchers are developing a way for robots to process pain. This “artificial robot nervous system” is designed to allow the robots to “feel” and avoid further unwanted stimulus.

The Sun might not be responsible for the short-term warming we’re experiencing now, but in the end, it’s all that matters. “We have known since the 1800s that carbon dioxide traps […]

When it comes to preparing first generation college students to succeed, it's about tuition assistance, but also much more than that.

Poaching of African elephants has been a huge problem for decades, and the U.S. just took a major step toward addressing the issue.

Researchers are working on a pill to mitigate the effects of alcohol. Is it a price worth paying?

Immortal animals would have a better chance of longterm survival, or to survive as a species, so why do animals grow old and die? Bill Nye the Science Guy explains a hard fact of evolution.

Occasionally, a star will blow off its outer layers in a sphere. The vast majority don’t, and ours probably won’t, either. “The self-same atoms which, chaotically dispersed, made the nebula, now, […]

In a referendum on 23 June, British voters will decide whether or not to leave the European Union, and Americans will decide in November between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.