Policy

Evolutionary biology offers warnings, and tips, for surviving the advent of artificial intelligence

Skirmishes at the U.K.’s AI Safety Summit expose tensions over how to regulate AI technology

The Endangered Species Act is an emergency measure turning 50 this year. Focusing on ecosystem preservation can keep us from ever needing it

A new executive order signed this week sets the stage for federal AI standards and requirements and moves beyond previous voluntary agreements with AI companies

Millions more people in the U.S. may be required to buy flood insurance based on the recommendation of an expert panel at a time when climate-driven floods are becoming increasingly common

Doctors want to ban the term “excited delirium,” which has been cited as a possible factor in high-profile police killings of George Floyd and others but is not a recognized medical diagnosis

First-of-its-kind FEMA funding aims to update archaic building codes that leave millions of people exposed to climate-fueled hurricanes, floods and other extreme weather

More states are requiring homeowners to disclose a property’s flood risk and history when they sell it. But 18 states, including hurricane-prone Florida, have no flood disclosure requirements

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will resume funding long-term rebuilding projects after withholding funds since August

Federal investment in carbon capture could help fight climate change, but this technology is facing fierce opposition

A government shutdown would disrupt biomedical research and clinical trials as federal experimental facilities shuttered

EPA rules on clean cars, power plants and methane could face delays if there is a federal government shutdown because of budget turmoil in Congress