Creating an AI system that can think like a human has been one of the greatest challenges in computer science. Now, researchers claim to have created an AI that can think like a baby, by teaching it… [+7737 chars]
Engineers in China have successfully deployed an ultra-thin sail attached to a rocket part to expedite its departure from low Earth orbit and reduce the amount of space junk aimlessly floating above … [+2521 chars]
Insect-eating plants have fascinated biologists for more than a century, but how plants evolved the ability to capture and consume live prey has largely remained a mystery. Now, Salk scientists, alon… [+5272 chars]
The field of artificial intelligence (AI) has made astonishing progress in recent years, mastering an increasing range of tasks that now include Atari video games1, board games such as chess and Go2,… [+31418 chars]
The vast expanse of Lake Taup's sky blue waters, crowned by hazy, mountainous horizons, invokes an extreme sense of tranquility. And yet, deep in the ground below, geological unrest is brewing, acc… [+4982 chars]
As France prepares to experience a new episode of heat wave and confrontation To the disturbing conclusions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeIt is difficult to question global warming.… [+1969 chars]
In October 2020, a small spacecraft briefly touched down on an asteroid to snag a piece of it to bring to Earth. Almost two years later, scientists have learned that if the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft had … [+2921 chars]
Space lovers are farewelling an airborne observatory as it makes its final international visit to Christchurch. SOFIA - short for Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy - is a 747 aeroplan… [+2626 chars]
A next-generation dark matter detector has started operations, already delivering its first results, which show it to be the most sensitive machine of this type on Earth. The machine could help unl… [+4074 chars]
Touted as the first idea of its kind, the team is not stopping at just building a base on the moon and Mars. Interestingly, the Lunar and Mars Glass concepts are just one part of a larger project; th… [+1278 chars]
Our view of the universe just expanded: The first image from NASA's new space telescope unveiled is brimming with galaxies and offers the deepest look of the cosmos ever captured. The first image fr… [+3970 chars]
Like corn kernels popping in a frying pan, tiny grains of dust may hop around on the surface of asteroids, according to a new study from physicists at CU Boulder. That popcorn-like effect may even h… [+5904 chars]
