The complicated story of James Watson, whose landmark DNA discovery with Francis Crick was later overshadowed by his deeply offensive remarks

Those who predict that superintelligence will destroy humanity serve the same interests as those who believe that it will solve all of our problems.

Seven years ago, I took a bet with Charles Murray about whether we’d basically understand the genetics of intelligence by now.

Light-hearted note, penned on 15 August 1916, was found on Wharton beach, after severe winter storms washed away sand dunes

Patients who had more cells had better outcomes, particularly for aggressive types such as triple-negative breast cancer

I’ve never been accused of any crimes, let alone prosecuted. My experience sums-up the draconian plight of non-citizens in the US, says journalist Amandla Thomas-Johnson

Feminism exposed the ubiquity of child abuse, rape, sexual harassment and domestic violence – and helped fight that culture

When Nolan’s space epic was released in 2014, critics picked at the plot holes and scientists picked at the science – now, 11 years later, it’s the internet’s favourite film. Was it just ahead of its time?

Twenty years after the first face transplant, patients are dying, data is missing, and the experimental procedure’s future hangs in the balance

A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors

The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division

He’s one of the loudest voices of the AI haters—even as he does PR for AI companies. Either way, Ed Zitron has your attention.

Was Zabihollah Mansouri secretly a prolific author?