An asteroid, not volcanism, may have killed the dinosaurs, according to new computer study.

Researchers employ innovative methods to determine what led to the catastrophic extinction. Whether a large volcanic eruption or an asteroid hit terminated the reign of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago has... Read more »

The Hollywood Writers AI Deal Sure Puts a Lot of Trust in Studios to Do the Right Thing

The Writers Guild of America won important protections, but it’s not enough. When the Screen Actors Guild goes to the table, it should fight for more to keep AI from impinging on... Read more »

An Epic Fight Over What Really Killed the Dinosaurs

A deep learning model has joined a vigorous debate over whether volcanoes began dinosaur doomsday well before the asteroid hit. Read more »

US Justice Department Urged to Investigate Gunshot Detector Purchases

A civil liberties group has asked the DOJ to investigate deployment of the ShotSpotter gunfire-detection system, which research shows is often installed in predominantly Black neighborhoods. Read more »

DNA Drives Help Identify Missing People. It’s a Privacy Nightmare

Police are hosting events to collect DNA samples that can help solve missing persons cases. But when people put their DNA in a commercial database, it can used for other purposes. Read more »

Scientists Have an Audacious Plan to Map the Ancient World Before It Disappears

Buried civilizations could soon become inaccessible forever. Archaeologists have to move fast, so they’re turning to the latest ground-scanning tech. Read more »