Constantly improving AI would create a positive feedback loop: an intelligence explosion. We would be no match for it.

In nature, extinction doesn’t arrive with a press release. It often begins quietly, with a subtle shift in the environment. A new predator enters the ecosystem. A virus mutates. A faster, leaner ...

Stephen Hawking spent decades warning that humanity faces a simple choice: spread beyond Earth or risk total extinction. The theoretical physicist argued that threats ranging from artificial ...

Chester Zoo, in the UK, has announced that it has received scientific confirmation that an “extinct” snail has been saved thanks to the efforts of an international team of conservationists. The ...

Non-profit arm of the de-extinction company secures an additional $50 million, expands global projects and partnerships, and releases its inaugural Impact Report detailing progress in the fight ...