Qianfan: China’s answer to SpaceX’s Starlink mega constellation is also threatening astronomy
[ad_1] An artist’s impression of the Qianfan satellite mega constellation CCTV China has begun construction of a mega constellation that will eventually consist of nearly
Celebrate a renaissance in English nature writing plus 4 nature books to start with
[ad_1] The River Wye in the UK Luza Studios/Getty Images The tradition of the English nature writer is long, proud and distinctly genteel. Its origins
Rapamycin could make an epilepsy drug much safer during pregnancy
[ad_1] Sodium valproate is an effective epilepsy drug, but it isn’t recommended to take during pregnancy Miljan Zivkovic/Shutterstock The drug rapamycin could prevent the epilepsy
Ants can be used to make yogurt – and now we know how it works
[ad_1] Ants produce formic acid to defend themselves, and this acid can cause milk to coagulate WILDLIFE GmbH / Alamy Simply placing as few as
Signals from exotic new stars could hide in gravitational wave data
[ad_1] We can detect signals from black holes merging – but could we also pick up traces of more exotic collisions? VICTOR DE SCHWANBERG /
Creatine: Popular exercise supplement could be grown in edible plants
[ad_1] Some people take creatine as a supplement to boost exercise performance Casimiro / Alamy Tobacco plants have been engineered to contain creatine, a compound
Dolphin ‘smiles’ may truly be a sign of playfulness
[ad_1] Bottlenose dolphins make an open-mouthed expression that resembles a smile ZOOMARINE, ITALY Dolphins seem to make open-mouthed facial expressions most often while they are
Google says its AI designs chips better than humans – experts disagree
[ad_1] Can AI design a chip that’s more efficient than human-made ones? Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images Google DeepMind says its artificial intelligence has helped design chips
Drone versus drone combat is bringing a new kind of warfare to Ukraine
[ad_1] A Ukrainian drone operator with a first-person view kamikaze drone Andriy Andriyenko/SOPA Images/Shutterstock As both sides of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war attempt to claim
Which AI chatbot is best at avoiding disinformation?
[ad_1] Russian propaganda about its invasion of Ukraine is affecting AI chatbot accuracy Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Artificial intelligence chatbots struggle to consistently provide accurate answers about