Planets that look alike might be a sign of spacefaring aliens
[ad_1] Alien civilisations that have terraformed multiple planets may be detectable from afar dotted zebra/Alamy Nearby planets that look unusually alike could be a sign
2023 Turing award: Avi Wigderson wins computer science prize for harnessing randomness
[ad_1] Avi Wigderson, winner of the 2023 Turing award Peter Badge The mathematician Avi Wigderson has won the 2023 Turing award, often referred to as
Post-surgery infections may mainly be caused by bacteria in the skin’s microbiome
[ad_1] A scanning electron micrograph of Enterococcus faecalis bacteria, which can infect surgical wounds Science Photo Library/Alamy Surgical infections could primarily be caused by bacteria
Some of our favourite songs make us sad, which may be why we like them
[ad_1] Why we enjoy songs that make us feel sad is unclear Klaus Vedfelt We can love a song despite it making us feel sad
Watch mini humanoid robots showing off their football skills
[ad_1] Footballing robots have had an upgrade. Two-legged robots trained using deep reinforcement learning, which is driven by artificial intelligence, can walk, turn to kick
AGI: How machine mathematicians may finally deliver AI with human-level reasoning
[ad_1] In pure mathematics, very occasionally, breakthroughs arrive like bolts from the blue – the result of such inspired feats of reasoning and creativity that
Fractal pattern identified at molecular scale in nature for first time
[ad_1] Illustration of the citrate synthase enzyme assembling into triangular fractal structures Courtesy of Franziska L. Sendker A bacterium has evolved an enzyme that assembles
Bizarre crystal made only of electrons revealed in astonishing detail
[ad_1] This is the first direct look at a bizarre crystal made of only electrons Yazdani Lab, Princeton University It is hard to coax electrons
Treating gum disease may ward off an irregular heartbeat
[ad_1] Regular dental check-ups can prevent gum disease Alexander Shelegov/Getty Images Treating gum disease after a procedure to correct an irregular and abnormally fast heart
Phone batteries could last 50% longer if more 5G towers are built
[ad_1] Building more phone masts could reduce energy use across the network Jan Hrezik/Shutterstock Increasing the density of 5G masts could slash a mobile network’s