It is widely believed that the extinction of the dinosaurs was due to a massive asteroid impact. In this article, we will investigate if humans could survive a similar event.
The dinosaurs were the most dominant species on Earth for…
Should artificial intelligence be used to improve decision-making in the court of law? According to a new working paper, not only does one example of an AI algorithm fail to improve the accuracy of judicial calls, on its own the technology fares worse than humans.
“A lot of researchers…
A month into Russia’s push across the border in northern Ukraine, Western weapons and Ukrainian reinforcements have largely stalled the attack. But they came too late to save one town, Vovchansk, where the city hall, a cultural center,…
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When Ukraine’s players step out on the field to play Romania in their opening group game of Euro 2024, they will do so with more than just sporting glory at stake.
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Today, Malaria represents a major public health problem across much of the globe, killing more than 600,000 people annually and infecting another 250 million. It is a disease that has been around for millions of years and is undeniably entwined with human history.
“Malaria has actually…
The effortless agility with which humans and animals move is an evolutionary marvel that no robot has yet been able to closely emulate. To help probe the mystery of how brains control and coordinate it all, Harvard neuroscientists have created a virtual rat with an artificial brain that can…
Call it the Milky Way mystery.
Evidence of a long-ago collision involving the Earth was there in the form of specific radioactive isotopes deposited across the Earth and Moon. There were, however, skeptics.
But now researchers have tracked the sun’s path through the Milky Way back to a…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine may keep some of the F-16 fighter jets it’s set to receive from its Western allies at foreign bases to protect them from Russian strikes, a senior Ukrainian military officer said…
Bacteria that have acquired resistance to antibiotics, also known as superbugs, are a serious concern for healthcare. They’re a product of overusing antibiotics, not only in humans, but also for livestock; the more that the bacteria is…
Using ancient DNA extracted from the toe bone of a museum specimen, Harvard biologists have sequenced the genome of an extinct, flightless bird called the little bush moa, shedding light on an unknown corner of avian genetic history.
Published in Science Advances, the work is the first…