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Three key misconceptions in the debate about AI and existential risk

By Jack Kelly | Artificial Intelligence, Voices of Tomorrow

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Book excerpt—Catastrophic climate change: Lessons from the dinosaurs

By Michael E. Mann | Climate Change

Scientists identify over 5,000 new species at future deep-sea mining site

By Karen McVeigh | Climate Change

Showdown in Dixie Valley: Battle over geothermal project pits tiny toad against renewable energy

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change, Investigative Reporting

Elizabeth Kolbert: Covering the hot topic of climate change by going to the ends of the Earth

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, Interviews