Astrophysics

The real reason claims about the existential risk of AI are scary

The real reason claims about the existential risk of AI...

SIN Jun 29, 2023 0 24

Claims that superintelligent AI poses a threat to humanity are frightening, but ...

AI recap this month: Drone 'kills' operator; DeepMind's speed up

AI recap this month: Drone 'kills' operator; DeepMind's...

SIN Jun 29, 2023 0 26

Research into AI is experiencing a boom, so we have rounded up the best of news ...

Carbon inequality is rising as rich people are slower to cut emissions

Carbon inequality is rising as rich people are slower t...

SIN Jun 29, 2023 0 22

Although carbon footprints are falling in many countries, the gap between the ri...

AI hiring tools to be audited for sexism and racism under New York law

AI hiring tools to be audited for sexism and racism und...

SIN Jun 29, 2023 0 24

A New York City law is requiring companies to show that the AI-powered tools the...

Gravitational waves produce a background hum across the whole universe

Gravitational waves produce a background hum across the...

SIN Jun 29, 2023 0 24

After decades of searching, astronomers have found a distinctive pattern of ligh...

Religious leaders given psilocybin say they "felt God"

Religious leaders given psilocybin say they "felt God"

SIN Jun 29, 2023 0 8

Senior religious figures from a diverse range of faiths took psilocybin as part ...

Opioids no better than placebo for short-term lower back and neck pain

Opioids no better than placebo for short-term lower bac...

SIN Jun 29, 2023 0 6

People who took the opioid oxycodone or a placebo for six weeks reported similar...

The myth that men hunt while women stay at home is entirely wrong

The myth that men hunt while women stay at home is enti...

SIN Jun 29, 2023 0 2

An analysis of foraging societies from around the world has found that women hun...

Octopuses have a REM-like sleep state where they appear to dream

Octopuses have a REM-like sleep state where they appear...

SIN Jun 28, 2023 0 3

By looking at electrical signals octopuses produce in their brain while asleep a...

Climate change is turning snow to rain and raising risk of floods

Climate change is turning snow to rain and raising risk...

SIN Jun 28, 2023 0 27

Warmer temperatures increase the amount of precipitation that falls as rain inst...

Young squash bugs eat adults’ poo to stock up on healthy bacteria

Young squash bugs eat adults’ poo to stock up on health...

SIN Jun 28, 2023 0 3

Squash bugs need certain kinds of gut bacteria to survive, but young nymphs don’...

Bird flu viruses have mutations that might help them spread to humans

Bird flu viruses have mutations that might help them sp...

SIN Jun 28, 2023 0 25

A human immune system protein called butyrophilin helps to stop bird flu from in...

Wim Hof's cold therapy for good health lacks robust evidence

Wim Hof's cold therapy for good health lacks robust evi...

SIN Jun 28, 2023 0 29

Also known as The Iceman, Wim Hof's claims that his breathing and cold exposure ...

Soya beans made more meat-like by adding genes for pig proteins

Soya beans made more meat-like by adding genes for pig ...

SIN Jun 28, 2023 0 3

A company called Moolec has created transgenic soya beans called “Piggy Sooy” in...

Plants pollinated by non-native honeybees are less likely to survive

Plants pollinated by non-native honeybees are less like...

SIN Jun 28, 2023 0 30

Honeybees brought to the US from Europe and Africa tend to move pollen between f...

What we know so far about the malaria cases in Florida and Texas

What we know so far about the malaria cases in Florida ...

SIN Jun 28, 2023 0 3

Five malaria cases have been reported in Florida and Texas, all of which were ac...

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