A Ukrainian drone operator with a first-person view kamikaze droneAndriy Andriyenko/SOPA Images/Shutterstock As both sides of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war attempt to claim technological supremacy, drone versus drone combat has become routine – and thanks to the ubiquity of cameras,...
Russian propaganda about its invasion of Ukraine is affecting AI chatbot accuracyRoman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Artificial intelligence chatbots struggle to consistently provide accurate answers about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and sometimes regurgitate Kremlin propaganda – an especially noticeable problem for Google’s Gemini...
Stone artifacts are valuable remnants of human history and heritage. Preserving them for future generations requires delicate restoration techniques that do not harm their structural integrity or aesthetic value. One such modern technique is laser cleaning, which has gained popularity...
I’LL level with you: a part of me didn’t want to write this story. When I first realised that I was losing my hair, I found it important to mention it often in conversation. I was so embarrassed about it...
Some people take creatine as a supplement to boost exercise performanceCasimiro / Alamy Tobacco plants have been engineered to contain creatine, a compound that is mainly stored in our muscles as a source of energy and is a popular exercise...
Bottlenose dolphins make an open-mouthed expression that resembles a smileZOOMARINE, ITALY Dolphins seem to make open-mouthed facial expressions most often while they are visible to a playmate, suggesting such displays may be similar to human smiles. While we often perceive...
Many of us entered this so-called super-election year with a sense of foreboding. So far, not much has happened to allay those fears. Russia’s war on Ukraine is exacerbating a perception that democracy is threatened in Europe and beyond. In...
Striving to come up with answers that please humans may make chatbots more likely to pull the wool over our eyesJuSun/Getty Images Giving AI chatbots human feedback on their responses seems to make them better at giving convincing, but wrong,...
Alice Roberts at New Scientist LiveJonny Donovan Preparations are now under way for our annual festival of science and ideas, New Scientist Live, which takes place in London in just one week’s time. The show opens on Saturday 12 October...
The skeleton of an infant uncovered at Grotta delle Mura in Apulia, ItalyMauro Calattin Ancient DNA analysis has revealed a detailed picture of the life of a toddler who died in southern Italy 17,000 years ago, possibly due to a...
