Astrophysics

AI beats human experts at distinguishing American whisk...

Using descriptions of flavours or chemical data, artificial intelligence can tel...

Genetic tweak to three key crops massively boosts their...

A simple change to maize, sorghum and sugarcane that allows them to take advanta...

The most inspiring conservation success stories in 2024

Endangered skates and kingfishers were brought back from the brink this year and...

Is AI finally ready to replace your doctor?

Advances in artificial intelligence mean that machines can now perform certain d...

The best space images from 2024

This year has delivered some awe-inspiring imagery of space, from the James Webb...

How to make the biggest splash in a pool, according to ...

Analysing footage of what happens when people jump into water, and using a robot...

Ancient hominin Lucy was a lousy runner, simulations show

Researchers have tried to work out how fast Australopithecus afarensis could run...

Ultra-thin diamond wafers for electronics made using st...

Electronics made using diamond-based chips would have many advantages, but have ...

Swarms of tiny robots coordinate to achieve ant-like fe...

Small robots directed by magnetic fields can cooperatively lift heavy objects, f...

Are quantum computers now advanced enough to need opera...

Quantum computing hardware has been progressing rapidly in recent years – and qu...

'Artificial tongue' can detect chemical makeup of alcoh...

Biological nanopore technology revolutionised DNA sequencing – now it has been a...

Earth had a temporary mini-moon that was a chunk of the...

An asteroid orbiting near our planet that temporarily became our second moon see...

Unified approach could improve nature, climate and heal...

The biodiversity, climate, health, water and food crises need to be addressed to...

The most encouraging climate solutions and green techno...

Renewable energy continued to grow in 2024, and there were other hopeful develop...

UK plans to favour AI firms over creators with a new co...

One of the biggest uncertainties in the ongoing AI revolution is whether these s...

The best and weirdest photos of robots from 2024

A long-envisioned futuristic world of humanoid robots doing all the work has yet...

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