- December 10, 2024
The ancient board games we finally know how to play – thanks to AI
In the 1970s, in a grave in a Bronze Age cemetery in Shahr-i Sokhta, Iran, an incredible object was unearthed next to a human skull:
AI found a new way to create quantum entanglement
AI found a new way to entangle particles of light luchschenF/Shutterstock Quantum entanglement just got easier, thanks to artificial intelligence. Researchers discovered a new procedure
New forms of animals made by fusing several comb jellies together
A warty comb jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi) Andrey Nekrasov / Alamy Stock Photo It may be the closest scientists have yet come to creating Frankenstein’s monster.
Most comprehensive picture yet of how organs age at different rates
Someone’s kidneys could be a decade older, biologically, than their brain Christian Kitzmuller/Alamy Our organs appear to age at different rates, with our lungs and
Bird flu may be adapting to become more infectious to humans
Bird flu has been spreading in wild animals for years but it is now adapting to humans Vuk Valcic//SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The threat
Why gene editors want to treat fetuses when they are still in the womb
Gene editing could be more effective before birth Leigh Prather/Alamy Doing CRISPR gene editing while fetuses are in the womb could make it easier to
Crushed rocks outpace giant fans in race to remove CO2 from air
Spreading crushed basalt rock dust on fields UNDO Projects that spread rock dust on farms are removing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than competing
Wild cavefish can somehow survive with almost no sleep at all
Several populations of Mexican tetra fish that live in darkness have independently evolved to need hardly any sleep, but the reason why is a mystery
Australia wants to ban social media for under-16s, but it won't work
Attempts to prevent Australian children from accessing social media are likely to fail, and could do more harm than good Source link
Drought, fires and fossil fuels push CO2 emissions to a record high
Wildfires in the tropics drove some increase in CO2 emissions but the bulk was driven by burning fossil fuels Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images Carbon dioxide
