An artificial intelligence model that can identify the calls of eight whale species is helping researchers track the elusive whale behind a perplexing sound in the Pacific ​An artificial intelligence model that can identify the calls of eight whale species is helping researchers track the elusive whale behind a perplexing sound in the Pacific An artificial …

‘Shazam for whales’ uses AI to track sounds heard in Mariana Trench Read More »

The second-closest planet to the sun is more geologically active than we thought and could have more than 17,000 venusquakes a year ​The second-closest planet to the sun is more geologically active than we thought and could have more than 17,000 venusquakes a year The second-closest planet to the sun is more geologically active than we …

Venus could be rocked by thousands of quakes every year Read More »

From the early telescopes made hundreds of years ago by Galileo to the sophisticated astronomical observatories of today, people have built increasingly innovative tools to probe and measure the cosmos. Soon, researchers at two new institutes funded… ​From the early telescopes made hundreds of years ago by Galileo to the sophisticated astronomical observatories of today, …

NSF and Simons Foundation launch 2 AI Institutes to help astronomers understand the cosmos Read More »

Some lizards dive into streams to escape predators, and a specialised bubble-breathing technique enables them to stay submerged for up to 18 minutes ​Some lizards dive into streams to escape predators, and a specialised bubble-breathing technique enables them to stay submerged for up to 18 minutes Some lizards dive into streams to escape predators, and a …

Air jacket helps ‘scuba-diving’ lizards stay underwater for longer Read More »

A quantum computing protocol makes it possible to extract energy from seemingly empty space, teleport it to a new location, then store it for later use ​A quantum computing protocol makes it possible to extract energy from seemingly empty space, teleport it to a new location, then store it for later use A quantum computing protocol …

Quantum computers teleport and store energy harvested from empty space Read More »

In a survey of thousands of people, respondents underestimated the massive difference between the carbon footprints of the wealthiest and poorest individuals – and that’s bad for climate policy ​In a survey of thousands of people, respondents underestimated the massive difference between the carbon footprints of the wealthiest and poorest individuals – and that’s bad …

People hugely underestimate the carbon footprints of the 1 per cent Read More »

Even though the strange behaviour we observe in the quantum realm isn’t part of our daily lives, simulations suggest it is likely our reality could be one of the many worlds in a quantum multiverse ​Even though the strange behaviour we observe in the quantum realm isn’t part of our daily lives, simulations suggest it …

Our reality seems to be compatible with a quantum multiverse Read More »

The U.S. National Science Foundation has invested over $2.1 million in eight projects through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF EPSCoR). This investment, in collaboration with NASA, aims to strengthen research… ​The U.S. National Science Foundation has invested over $2.1 million in eight projects through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF …

NSF announces 8 EPSCoR awards to fund research fellowships at NASA facilities Read More »