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A "mini-brain" created in the lab faces the challenge of solving one of engineering's most complex problems, and what happens in just 45 minutes raises a profound question about artificial intelligence
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (853+ words) Home - Science - A "mini-brain" created in the lab faces the challenge of solving one of engineering's most complex problems, and what happens in just 45 minutes raises a profound question about artificial intelligence Can a cluster of lab-grown neurons learn something…...
Say goodbye to the idea that your balcony is yours to install solar panels: a court orders their removal even with the support of most neighbors
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (856+ words) Home - Energy - Say goodbye to the idea that your balcony is yours to install solar panels: a court orders their removal even with the support of most neighbors Can a small solar kit on an apartment balcony be treated like…...
If you hear birds singing in your home during the day, it's not just background noise: science believes something very good might be happening around you. .. and inside you
15+ hour, 59+ min ago (814+ words) Home - Environment - If you hear birds singing in your home during the day, it's not just background noise: science believes something very good might be happening around you" and inside you When you open a window at midday and hear…...
New Zealand moves a 172-ton piece of equipment to redefine the future of an old power plant, and the real goal lies where almost no one looks
17+ hour, 27+ min ago (552+ words) Home - Energy - New Zealand moves a 172-ton piece of equipment to redefine the future of an old power plant, and the real goal lies where almost no one looks Genesis Energy says the Huntly battery will store 200 megawatt-hours of electricity,…...
Archaeologists are turning to artificial intelligence to decipher a 2, 000-year-old Roman inscription, and what's written on the stone could change everything we thought we knew about an ancient lost game
19+ hour, 29+ min ago (968+ words) Home - Technology - Archaeologists are turning to artificial intelligence to decipher a 2, 000-year-old Roman inscription, and what's written on the stone could change everything we thought we knew about an ancient lost game For more than a century, a small carved…...
Earth already did it 200 million years ago. .. and it's going to do it again: the supercontinent that could wipe humans off the map
21+ hour, 59+ min ago (734+ words) Home - Science - Earth already did it 200 million years ago" and it's going to do it again: the supercontinent that could wipe humans off the map In roughly 200 to 250 million years, Earth's scattered continents are expected to merge again into a…...
An "underground sea" of fresh water has been discovered beneath the Atlantic Ocean, so large that it could supply New York City for 800 years
1+ day, 14+ min ago (762+ words) Home - Science - An "underground sea" of fresh water has been discovered beneath the Atlantic Ocean, so large that it could supply New York City for 800 years What if part of the East Coast's freshwater story has been hiding under the…...
A gigantic ball of light crossed the sky over Victoria, and it wasn't a meteor
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (823+ words) Home - Uncategorized - A gigantic ball of light crossed the sky over Victoria, and it wasn't a meteor Before sunrise on Monday, people across Victoria looked up and saw a bright orange object crossing the sky, visible for close to 30 seconds…...
Richard Feynman, physicist and visionary, in 1959: "There is enough space on the head of a pin to fit the entire Encyclopaedia Britannica
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (752+ words) Home - Technology - Richard Feynman, physicist and visionary, in 1959: "There is enough space on the head of a pin to fit the entire Encyclopaedia Britannica" Could you really pack a whole encyclopedia onto the head of a pin? It sounds like…...
An Archaeopteryx fossil dating back some 150 million years, hidden away for decades and reanalyzed using CT scans and ultraviolet light, has finally revealed a detail that could settle a scientific debate that has raged for more than 160 years over how bird flight began
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (889+ words) Home - Environment - An Archaeopteryx fossil dating back some 150 million years, hidden away for decades and reanalyzed using CT scans and ultraviolet light, has finally revealed a detail that could settle a scientific debate that has raged for more than 160 years…...