What it would take for humans to actually survive the harsh conditions on Dune’s planet Arrakis
Covering yourself is important to survive the sun-baked planet of Arrakis. Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. The desert planet, Arrakis, in "Dune:…
Neuralink faced many challenges in its bid to implant humans with brain chips. Here are the key takeaways.
Neuralink released a video that it said showed a monkey implanted with the brain chip playing "Pong." Neuralink on YouTube…
How antimatter engines could fly humans to other stars in just a few years
Antimatter engines could propel humanity into the next phase of spaceflight, but building them for spacecraft is still a long…
Elon Musk’s Neuralink implanted its first brain chip in a human’s skull. Here’s what we know about the surgery.
Elon Musk said Neuarlink implanted its first device in a human. Future Publishing Elon Musk said Neuralink successfully implanted its…
Don’t worry — the machines won’t be as smart as humans for a long time, because they’ve still got a lot to learn
Jonathan Knowles/Getty, StudioM1/Getty, Tyler Le/BI AI has dominated the agenda at the World Economic Forum in Davos this year.Experts have…
The next country to land humans on the moon in the next 10 years ‘sets a precedent’ for who decides the rules there: US officials
China's Chang'e-4 lunar probe, taken by the Yutu-2 moon rover, on the far side of the moon. China National Space…
A former OpenAI exec says AI could be the last technology humans ever invent
Zack Kass, a former executive of OpenAI, told BI he is an eternal optimist about AI's ability to help solve…
India launches a satellite to study black holes as it preps to become the fourth country to send humans into space
People watch an Indian Space Research Organization launch in September 2023. Abhishek Chinnappa / Getty Images India launched a satellite…
Neanderthals and humans may belong to the same species, say scientists. It could rewrite the history of our evolution.
An employee of the Natural History Museum in London looks at model of a Neanderthal male. Will Oliver/PA Images/Getty Up…
The ‘Effective Accelerationism’ movement doesn’t care if humans are replaced by AI as long as they’re there to make money from it
Caspar Benson/Getty, electravk/Getty, Roman Valiev/Getty, SCIEPRO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty, Tyler Le/BI Effective Accelerationists, tech's most staunchly pro-AI faction, are gaining momentum.The…