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In the absence of comprehensive federal AI regulation, states have stepped in. The Trump administration, at Big Tech's urging, is attempting to roll back many of those laws.

A new machine learning model explores the boundary between biological and nonbiological chemistry.

Interbreeding across species lines is one way helpful genes can spread into a bird population.

Many health symptoms can be caused by multiple illnesses - if AI can't tell the difference between them, it won't be able to operate accurately without human oversight.

Don't discount the threat of AI political videos fooling people, but for now, they're mostly about bolstering group identity and cashing in on viral content.

The mass adoption of new technologies drives demand for rare and complex materials used in their manufacture.

Some children recover better after traumatic brain injury than others, despite appearing similarly to doctors. Looking at the genetic and cellular level, however, reveal key differences.

What's better - many small space missions, or a few large, sweeping ones? Space scientists are asking this question as they face budget uncertainties.

What muscles feet have, how your brain controls them, and how humans evolved all play a part in why people can't easily move individual toes.

How many human cells does a pig need before it's considered too human?