The noises made by organisms like ants and worms as they move around in the soil can be used to assess whether an ecosystem is in good shape The noises made by organisms like ants and worms as they move around in the soil can be used to assess whether an ecosystem is in good …
Listening to worms wriggle can help us monitor ecosystem health Read More »
We already know that having a job can improve mental health, but findings suggest that creative hobbies can make life feel even more worthwhile We already know that having a job can improve mental health, but findings suggest that creative hobbies can make life feel even more worthwhile We already know that having a job can …
Arts and crafts seem to boost well-being more than employment Read More »
A large majority of people with an opioid use disorder in the US aren’t receiving life-saving medications that treat opioid addiction A large majority of people with an opioid use disorder in the US aren’t receiving life-saving medications that treat opioid addiction A large majority of people with an opioid use disorder in the US aren’t …
We have tools to solve the opioid crisis – so why aren’t they used? Read More »
Planets that orbit close to their parent stars are blasted with radiation and contorted by gravity – and the exoplanet TOI-6255b might be the most extreme example yet Planets that orbit close to their parent stars are blasted with radiation and contorted by gravity – and the exoplanet TOI-6255b might be the most extreme example …
Hellish conditions have warped an Earth-like planet into an egg Read More »
The following announcement was released jointly by MIT Lincoln Laboratory and the National Strategic Research Institute. MIT Lincoln Laboratory and the National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) at the University of Nebraska (NU), a university-affiliated research center designated by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), have established a joint student research program. The goal is to …
Mpox was made a public health emergency of international concern for the first time in July 2022, with this being declared over the following May. Just 15 months on, the World Health Organization has sounded the alarm again Mpox was made a public health emergency of international concern for the first time in July 2022, …
Scientists have known for centuries that sunflowers wobble in seemingly random ways as they grow – but it seems that those movements actually optimise how much light each plant gets Scientists have known for centuries that sunflowers wobble in seemingly random ways as they grow – but it seems that those movements actually optimise how …
The surprising way sunflowers work together to get enough light Read More »
AI companies hope that feeding ever more data to their models will continue to boost performance, eventually leading to human-level intelligence. Behind this hope is the “transformer”, a key breakthrough in AI, but what happens if it fails to deliver? AI companies hope that feeding ever more data to their models will continue to boost …
Why the T in ChatGPT is AI’s biggest breakthrough – and greatest risk Read More »
AI companies hope that feeding ever more data to their models will continue to boost performance, eventually leading to human-level intelligence. Behind this hope is the “transformer”, a key breakthrough in AI, but what happens if it fails to deliver? AI companies hope that feeding ever more data to their models will continue to boost …
Why the T in ChatGPT is AI’s biggest breakthrough – and greatest risk Read More »
Experiments in a wind tunnel have revealed why the sling action bowling technique made famous by Sri Lankan cricketer Lasith Malinga is so effective at hoodwinking whoever is batting Experiments in a wind tunnel have revealed why the sling action bowling technique made famous by Sri Lankan cricketer Lasith Malinga is so effective at hoodwinking …
Why ‘sling action’ bowling deceives so many batters in cricket Read More »