Marks left by Stone Age humans were surprisingly complex
• Their information density rivals the immediate predecessors of writing
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40,000-year-old signs show humans were recording information long before writing
• 40,000-year-old signs show humans were recording information long before writing More than 40,000 years ago, early humans were already engraving symbols onto tools, figurines, an
Celebrity dolphin of Venice doesn't need special protection-except from humans
• Bottlenose dolphins usually live in small to medium-sized groups in coastal and open-sea waters, but every once in a while, a dolphin might leave its pod behind, flock to coastal
Large dogs release two to four times more airborne microbes than humans
• Unseen but all around us, the air we breathe in enclosed spaces is crucial to our health and well-being. • Indoor air is not simply outdoor air that has been run through a filter
AI agents not worth the cost as humans still cheaper: Tech execs
• AI agents not worth the cost as humans still cheaper: Tech execs Tech investor Jason Calacanis says he’s paying around $110,000 annualized to run an AI agent, more than most US s
From chickens to humans, animals think 'bouba' sounds round
• Does ‘bouba’ sound round to you? • Neither are real words, but we’ve known for decades that people who hear them tend to associate them with round objects. • There have been plen
From chickens to humans, animals think 'bouba' sounds round
• Does ‘bouba’ sound round to you? • Neither are real words, but we’ve known for decades that people who hear them tend to associate them with round objects. • There have been plen
Twilio's A2H is a new protocol that helps agents talk to humans
• We’re so glad you’re here. • You can expect all the best TNS content to arrive Monday through Friday to keep you on top of the news and at the top of your game. • Check
Humans and Machines, a Phase Transition... The Ice Is Deciding What to Become
• A follow up to the book review Traversal by Maria Popova… Polymaths, and the Transit of Venus while it’s still in head space. • Somewhere in a conference room with bad lighting
Not all humans are 'super-scary' to wildlife, animal behavior study suggests
• Humans have climbed to the top of the food chain by skillfully hunting, trapping, and fishing for other animals at scales that far exceed other predators, altering how the animal
Tesla 'Robotaxi' adds 5 more crashes in Austin in a month - 4x worse than humans
• Tesla has reported five new crashes involving its ‘Robotaxi’ fleet in Austin, Texas, bringing the total to 14 incidents since the service launched in June 2025. • The newly filed
Humans are the only primates with a chin - now we finally know why
• The human chin is an evolutionary oddityWestend61/Getty Images The human chin is an evolutionary oddity Westend61/Getty Images Humans are the only primates with a chin, leaving b
Humans in space: Are astronauts obsolete?
• The Artemis II mission, which will return US astronauts to lunar space, has run into problems that have critics demanding NASA remove the crew from the flight for safety reasons.
Beyond the Dashboard: How Cars Are Learning to Sense Like Humans
• Beyond the Dashboard: How Cars Are Learning to Sense Like Humans From tragic lapses in memory to Euro NCAP’s safety vision, sensor fusion is turning vehicles into intelligent gua
Humans are not the only animals that treat each other's injuries
• Many ant species do so too