When human error erases 5,000 years of history, we become even more aware that humankind is not perfect. The incident ...

As we look back from the vantage point of late December, the story around AI has shifted from wonder and dread to something ...

The textbook version of the "Out of Africa" hypothesis holds that the first human species to leave the continent around 1.8 million years ago was Homo erectus. But in recent years, a debate has ...

When completing math problems, students often have to show their work. It’s a method teachers use to catch errors in thinking, to make sure students are grasping mathematical concepts correctly. New ...

Free Expression: Pete Hegseth might have gone too far in applying the lesson of ‘The Bridge on the River Kwai.’ One scandal of our age is the attempt to sell the public on the narrative of climate ...

An outage that took down markets operated by CME Group Inc. for more than 10 hours at the end of last week was caused by human error at a data center owned by ...

An Airbus A340 that refuses to lift off the runway and a Boeing 747 that cannot stop in a storm—both events show how small misjudgments can escalate into life-threatening situations. Featuring two ...

A widely-referenced study that calculated the impacts of climate change on the global economy has been retracted after criticism from peers. Scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact ...

Human error, wrote James Reason, is both universal and inevitable. The principles are so important that the famed human factors specialist listed them at the top of ...

A paperwork error from six years ago is threatening to overshadow rulings in the high-profile case of Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia, turning what began as ...

Even the best of us make mistakes. You forget an appointment, send the wrong email, or miss an important detail. Most of the time, the consequences are minor. However, in healthcare, aviation, or ...