‘Battle of Technologies’ sees electric vehicles and combustion cars compete at the highest level. Who will win? ‘Battle of Technologies’ sees electric vehicles and combustion cars compete at the highest level. Who will win? ‘Battle of Technologies’ sees electric vehicles and combustion cars compete at the highest level. Who will win?
Supremacy, a new book from tech journalist Parmy Olson, takes us inside the rise of machine learning and AI, and examines the people behind it Supremacy, a new book from tech journalist Parmy Olson, takes us inside the rise of machine learning and AI, and examines the people behind it Supremacy, a new book from tech …
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A single dose of a smallpox vaccine seems to lower the risk of catching mpox by around 60 per cent, and two doses would probably be even better A single dose of a smallpox vaccine seems to lower the risk of catching mpox by around 60 per cent, and two doses would probably be even …
One dose of a smallpox vaccine still gives good protection for mpox Read More »
Far from being a behavioural quirk, obsessive-compulsive disorder is a debilitating condition with complex causes that we’re just beginning to understand. We should treat it as such, and stop with the misguided quips Far from being a behavioural quirk, obsessive-compulsive disorder is a debilitating condition with complex causes that we’re just beginning to understand. We …
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Gas bubbles on the surface of a star have been observed for the first time in detail outside our solar system, and they are 75 times the size of our sun Gas bubbles on the surface of a star have been observed for the first time in detail outside our solar system, and they are …
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DNA analysis shows that people from Easter Island had contact with Indigenous Americans around the 1300s, and finds there was no population crash before the arrival of Europeans DNA analysis shows that people from Easter Island had contact with Indigenous Americans around the 1300s, and finds there was no population crash before the arrival of …
Ancient people of Easter Island made return trips to South America Read More »
Analysis of DNA from a Neanderthal fossil found in a French cave indicates that it belonged to a group that was isolated for more than 50,000 years Analysis of DNA from a Neanderthal fossil found in a French cave indicates that it belonged to a group that was isolated for more than 50,000 years Analysis of …
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NASA’s Valkyrie is undergoing tests to understand what it would take to get a humanoid robot onto offshore facilities or into space. New Scientist’s James Woodford took the controls to see what it is capable of NASA’s Valkyrie is undergoing tests to understand what it would take to get a humanoid robot onto offshore facilities …
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Cleaner wrasse use their reflection to build a mental image of their body size, which they use to compare themselves to rivals before picking a fight Cleaner wrasse use their reflection to build a mental image of their body size, which they use to compare themselves to rivals before picking a fight Cleaner wrasse use their …
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In between two spacecraft visiting Jupiter’s moon Io, a volcano spreading material over hundreds of kilometres has appeared In between two spacecraft visiting Jupiter’s moon Io, a volcano spreading material over hundreds of kilometres has appeared In between two spacecraft visiting Jupiter’s moon Io, a volcano spreading material over hundreds of kilometres has appeared