Category: 7. SciTech

Love, quantum mechanics, yesterday’s weather — humans readily discuss these and many other things they cannot see. Infants start to develop this ability early, new research suggests. Even 15-month-olds can define nouns without seeing their corresponding objects, according to work performed…

People developing frontier AI models often speculate about how amazing the world will be once AGI and AI superintelligence are available. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s recent essay is the latest example of that. Once superhuman intelligence is reached, the AI will make scientific…

We all dream — but why? As with many mysteries of the mind, science doesn’t have one neat answer. 

“You’ll get as many…

Modern life isn’t doing our hearts any favours. We sit too much (over nine hours a day, on average), are regularly overwhelmed by stress (now linked to chronic inflammation – a key risk for heart disease) and fill more than half of our plates with ultra-processed foods (shown to drastically…

A common molecule found in the body could be targeted to turn aged muscle cells to become young again, helping prevent frailty in older people,…

Gill-Peterson’s work has illustrated for Branstetter the narrowing effect that identity-first politics can have at a time when “we need solidarity across difference,” she says. “Not just because my day job is almost by definition identity-first, but also because, as Jules’ work shows,…

Late last week, Israel targeted three of Iran’s key nuclear facilities – Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow –

While injected GLP-1 drugs are incredibly effective at spurring weight loss, they also come with some downsides. There can be gastrointestinal side effects and loss of muscle mass. The drugs are also expensive, at $1,000 a month or more in the US before insurance. Drug companies are interested…

Eating the daily recommended quantity of fruits during daytime can lead to “meaningful change” against insomnia within just a day, a new…

Scientists have just discovered hundreds of new giant viruses, in a comprehensive study covering oceans across the globe.

The team behind the study, marine biologist Benjamin Minch and virologist Mohammad Moniruzzaman from the University of Miami, used bespoke computer software to identify…