Written by Phys.org
NASA scientists have found a wide diversity of minerals in the initial samples of rocks collected by the Curiosity rover in the lowermost layers of Mount Sharp on Mars, suggesting that conditions changed in the water environments on the planet over time.
Written by Tim O'Reilly
We hear again and again that AI and robots are going to take away human jobs. My broken kettle says otherwise.
Written by Charles Q. Choi
Ancient cosmic impacts on Mars might have created powerful wind vortices similar to sideways tornadoes, and the whirling winds would have rolled across the Red Planet’s surface like barrels, a new study finds.
Written by Sophie Weiner
Not everything we send into space comes back down. In fact, there are millions of pieces of junk, ranging from tiny flecks of paint to entire satellites currently taking up space in the Earth’s atmosphere.
Written by Greenie Watch
The headlines, even after years of often-hyperbolic reports about an impending ‘beepocalypse’ and other bee health problems, were startling. “Hundreds of North American bee species face extinction: study,” wrote Reuters.
Written by Tony Heller
Australia used to be extremely hot. In 1896 Adelaide reached 111 degrees and Melbourne 112 degrees.
Written by Dr. Craig Idso
Paper Reviewed: Balch, J.K., Bradley, B.A., Abatzoglou, J.T., Nagy, R.C., Fusco, E.J. and Mahood, A.L. 2017. Human-started wildfires expand the fire niche across the United States. Proceedings of the U.S. National Academy of Science114: 2946-2951.
Written by Nina Larson
Sophia smiles mischievously, bats her eyelids and tells a joke. Without the mess of cables that make up the back of her head, you could almost mistake her for a human.
The humanoid robot, created by Hanson robotics, is the main attraction at a UN-hosted conference in Geneva this week on how artificial intelligence can be used to benefit humanity.
Written by Marisa Kendall
Who they are: Deep Sentinel, a Pleasanton-based home security startup backed by Shasta Ventures.
What they do: Use artificial intelligence to patrol the outside of your home and alert you to potential intruders.
Written by Tristan Greene
Scientists from the University of Liverpool have taught computers to sift through the infinite possibilities of atoms in search of new materials.
Written by Matt Reynolds
The world is a confusing place, especially for an AI. But a neural network developed by UK artificial intelligence firm DeepMind that gives computers the ability to understand how different objects are related to each other could help bring it into focus.
Written by Reuters
A high-flying science experiment may color the skies above the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast with bluish green and red clouds on Sunday evening, as NASA seeks to learn more about charged particles at the top of Earth’s atmosphere.
Written by Klaus L.E. Kaiser
In the local environs several kinds of turtles are common, including Painted turtles, Map turtles, Snapping turtles, Stinkpots, and possibly others. On a sunny spring day, one can see several out of the water on a rock, trying to catch a ray of warm sunshine before diving back into the still cold water of perhaps 7 °C (45 °F).
Written by Arjun Walia
We have reached a dangerous state of scientific tyranny. People are ridiculed and even vilified for questioning the prevailing narratives about the nature of our world, but this counters the true meaning of science. At its core, science is about questioning what we think we know.
Written by Rae Paoletta
Practically everyone who likes space and has lots of money is trying to get to Mars in the near future. But before anyone reaches the Red Planet, there are plenty of concerns to mull over, most notably that our bodies were not built to live in a barren litter box with a thin atmosphere.
Written by Steve Birr
Researchers in London found compounds extracted from marijuana combined with chemotherapy treatment helps target and kill cancer cells.