An expert has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) could be the “last technology humanity ever builds” as a so-called “doom timeline” predicting the point at which it could overtake humankind has ...

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A small copper object first unearthed more than a century ago is now prompting archaeologists to rethink the technological capabilities of Ancient Egypt. Researchers say the artefact, originally ...

Presidents need science advice. From climate change and pandemics to the governance of AI and the country’s nuclear arsenal, science sits at the center of a range of foreign and domestic policy ...

There’s only a few days left in the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, but we’re still finding plenty to celebrate here at Physics World HQ thanks to a long list of groundbreaking ...