Robotic rat uses AI to befriend real rodents
[ad_1] Live rats played and tussled with the robot rodent Shutterstock / Bilanol A robotic rat on wheels has learned how to interact with real
‘Killer’ cells explain differences in immunity between the sexes
[ad_1] Immune cells are vital for our survival, but can turn nasty and attack healthy cells KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY As women age, they produce
What ancient stalagmites can tell us about how wildfires will burn on a hotter Earth
[ad_1] Chemicals in drip water form records of ancient fires in speleothem cave structures Jay Alder/Oregon State University In the event of a wildfire, flee
The extraordinary ways species control their own evolutionary fate
[ad_1] Living in the desert is a challenge. But the Mojave desert woodrat has an ace to play: it can eat poison. This allows the
Toddler bones show mammoths were the main food of the first Americans
[ad_1] An artist’s reconstruction of the toddler with his mother consuming mammoth meat Eric Carlson/Ben Potter (UAF)/Jim Chatters (McMaster University) An analysis of the bones
Implant made with living neurons connects to mouse brains
[ad_1] This brain implant contains tens of thousands of lab-engineered neurons Science Corporation An experimental brain implant containing tens of thousands of living neurons can
Flying robot leaps upwards and then takes to the air like a bird
[ad_1] A robot that can jump into flight like a bird could eliminate the need for runways for small fixed-winged drones. Birds use the powerful
DeepMind AI predicts weather more accurately than existing forecasts
[ad_1] Today’s weather forecasts rely on simulations that require a lot of computing power Petrovich9/Getty Images/iStockphoto Google DeepMind claims its latest weather forecasting AI can
Mesopotamians felt happiness in their liver and anger in their thighs
[ad_1] Modern and Mesopotamian people embody emotions in different ways Modern/PNAS: Lauri Nummenmaa et al. 2014, Mesopotamian: Juha Lahnakoski 2024 The inhabitants of Mesopotamia must
The theory of evolution can evolve without rejecting Darwinism
[ad_1] Darwinian thinking has been challenged many times, starting with co-discoverer of natural selection Alfred Russel Wallace, who disagreed with some aspects of Charles Darwin’s