- November 19, 2024
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
AI helps robot dogs navigate the real world
Four-legged robot dogs learned to perform new tricks by practising in a virtual platform that mimics real-world obstacles – a possible shortcut for training robots
Ancient Egyptians shaped sheep’s horns – and we don’t know why
Sheep skulls modified by ancient Egyptians so that their horns grew upward instead of outward B. De Cupere Sheep with deformed horns are among the
Bird flu infects a pig in the US, potentially raising risks to humans
Every time H5N1 infects a mammal, it has a chance to develop mutations that make it more transmissible Alamy Stock Photo It’s been detected in
Cloud-inspired material can bend light around corners
A new material can bend light University of Glasgow Scientists have discovered a technique whereby light can be bent around corners, inspired by the way
Clean energy rollout means China’s emissions may have peaked
China is embracing solar power, with panels on the North Barren Mountain in Zhangjiakou Costfoto/NurPhoto/Getty Images A massive rollout of wind and solar power across
AI models fall for the same scams that we do
Scams can fool AI models Wong Yu Liang/Getty Images The large language models (LLMs) that power chatbots are increasingly being used in attempts to scam
Extremely rare Bronze Age wooden tool found in English trench
Archaeologists cleaning excess mud off the Bronze Age spade Wessex Archaeology A wooden spade from the Bronze Age has been unearthed by archaeologists in the
