In London, where I live, you can forget about a white Christmas. The best I can hope for is a pitiful flurry of flakes. So, this year, I am on a mission to create my own snow. And not just...
The ability to admit ignorance could be a sign of truly intelligent AI, and a new quiz of unsolved or perhaps even unsolvable questions aims to put this idea to the test Source link...
In May, auroras turned the night sky amazing colours in Tucson, ArizonaSean Parker Seeing the northern lights, or aurora borealis, typically requires travelling to frosty climes as far north as Norway or Iceland, but this year they have been visible...
Cross-section of a Cosmic Orange aster flowerIgor Siwanowicz These exquisite images reveal some of the intricate views of animals and plants captured by researchers from 29 countries who entered the Evident Image of the Year competition. The prize recognises the...
Many children in the US seem to be using chatbots to help them with their schoolworkPhotononstop/Alamy Seven in 10 secondary school students have used large language models (LLMs) for their studies, according to a survey of more than 300 US...
December 12, 20242 min readMysterious Drone Sightings Illustrate Just How Many Fill America’s SkiesMysterious drone sightings over New Jersey and New York State are underscoring the high number of these vehicles in the U.S.By Meghan Bartels Joel Papalini/Getty ImagesFor weeks,...
The US Navy’s Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS HamptonMC2 Chase Stephens/U.S. Navy/Alamy The US Navy has a long wish list of applications for quantum computers, ranging from basic science – understanding corrosion, a fleet’s constant enemy – to more...
December 11, 20245 min readA Quiet Bias Is Keeping Black Scientists from Winning Nobel PrizesThe way scientists recognize one another’s work overlooks the seminal contributions of Black scientists. The Nobel Committees need to recognize how this excludes Black scientists from...
Scientists have long known that humans outside of Africa owe 2 to 3 percent of their genome to Neandertal ancestors. But now, using the oldest modern human DNA ever analyzed, two separate studies have traced this ancestry to a single...
Unidentified drones have been flying over US military sitesU.S. Navy/Ensign Drew Verbis Mysterious drones have been swarming the night skies above New Jersey and other nearby states for a month. They’ve been spotted over several US military sites. They’ve been...
