Tasmanian devils are already being released inside predator-proof sanctuaries in New South Wales, and rewilding advocates believe they could suppress feral cats and foxes across the continent ​Tasmanian devils are already being released inside predator-proof sanctuaries in New South Wales, and rewilding advocates believe they could suppress feral cats and foxes across the continent Tasmanian devils …

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Physicists may be using mathematical assumptions in many situations that forbid time from moving backwards – but that isn’t necessarily a reflection of quantum reality ​Physicists may be using mathematical assumptions in many situations that forbid time from moving backwards – but that isn’t necessarily a reflection of quantum reality Physicists may be using mathematical assumptions …

Time can move both forwards and backwards at the quantum scale Read More »

A new AI-based method can accurately recover digital data from DNA strands nearly 90 times faster than older techniques, raising the possibility of practical DNA storage for computing ​A new AI-based method can accurately recover digital data from DNA strands nearly 90 times faster than older techniques, raising the possibility of practical DNA storage for …

AI can decode digital data stored in DNA in minutes instead of days Read More »

New observations have dramatically reduced the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032, lowering the risk to the planet to minimal levels, but the extraordinary close approach will now offer astronomers the chance to examine it in detail ​New observations have dramatically reduced the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032, …

Asteroid 2024 YR4 will now almost certainly miss Earth in 2032 Read More »

By fusing different human organoids, researchers have created “mini-brains” containing most of the cell types found in fetal brains ​By fusing different human organoids, researchers have created “mini-brains” containing most of the cell types found in fetal brains By fusing different human organoids, researchers have created “mini-brains” containing most of the cell types found in fetal …

Mini-brains have been fused to resemble that of a 40-day-old fetus Read More »

In a monthly reporting call on global climate, researchers from the US government’s climate and weather agency avoided mentioning rising levels of greenhouse gases ​In a monthly reporting call on global climate, researchers from the US government’s climate and weather agency avoided mentioning rising levels of greenhouse gases In a monthly reporting call on global climate, …

NOAA scientists refuse to link warming weather to climate change Read More »

Young mice seemingly attempt to revive an anaesthetised cage mate by grooming and biting it and will even pull aside the tongue to clear its airway ​Young mice seemingly attempt to revive an anaesthetised cage mate by grooming and biting it and will even pull aside the tongue to clear its airway Young mice seemingly attempt …

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Satellites have detected large volumes of methane spewing from Mount Fentale’s crater following months of earthquakes that have shaken the region ​Satellites have detected large volumes of methane spewing from Mount Fentale’s crater following months of earthquakes that have shaken the region Satellites have detected large volumes of methane spewing from Mount Fentale’s crater following months …

Volcano in Ethiopia is releasing unusually large plumes of methane Read More »

Questioning a chatbot that has been trained on bestselling books from a particular decade can give researchers a measure of the social biases of that era ​Questioning a chatbot that has been trained on bestselling books from a particular decade can give researchers a measure of the social biases of that era Questioning a chatbot that …

AI trained on novels tracks how racist and sexist biases have evolved Read More »