The brain circuitry that lets birds learn songs is active when woodpeckers hear drumming on trees, suggesting the abilities may have emerged from similar evolutionary processes Life 20 September 2022…
A survey of artificial intelligence researchers found that 36 per cent believe AIs could cause a catastrophe on the scale of nuclear war Technology 20 September 2022 By Jeremy Hsu…
A quantum memory device can store information at room temperature – a step towards building a quantum internet that could transmit secure data across fibre-optic cables Physics 20 September 2022…
A fungal skin disease that caused amphibian numbers to plummet in Costa Rica and Panama lowered the number of amphibian tadpoles that were eating mosquito larvae, allowing the insects to…
Two regions in the ventral visual cortex of the brain are selectively activated by images of food, reflecting the importance of food for human survival and culture Mind 19 September…
Infrared images of Mars taken by the James Webb Space Telescope could help us better understand its atmosphere Space 19 September 2022 By Alex Wilkins Left: Existing map of Mars.…
In a laboratory study, the H1N1 seasonal flu virus didn’t take hold in bronchial cells containing the omicron coronavirus variant, but the flu virus did replicate in cells containing the…
Achieving a lunar outpost is important not as a means of escaping our home planet, but learning better ways to thrive on it Space | Leader 14 September 2022 Shutterstock/Elena11…
A plant-based foam mixed with hot water has worked as well as glyphosate weedkiller at removing weeds from olive groves and has also been used successfully in urban areas Environment…
Deep in the heart of the Milky Way, strange things happen. This is a place where stars slingshot around apparently empty space at an appreciable fraction of the speed of…