Research & Ideas

A girl in blue boots stands on a cliff, holding a leash attached to a glowing, digital dog.

Who Is Accountable for the Acts of AI Systems?

Establishing legal responsibility for autonomous agents

by Olivia Farrar

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Discoveries

Short takes on cutting-edge research

by Jonathan Shaw

Four Labrador puppies—two black and two yellow—sitting in green grass.

What Do Puppies Know?

Canine capabilities emerge early and continue into adulthood.

by Schuyler Velasco

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Research in Brief

Cutting-edge discoveries, distilled

by Jonathan Shaw

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Bees and Flowers Are Falling Out of Sync

Scientists are revisiting an old way of thinking about extinction.

by Andrés Muedano