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Google AI is helping to combat flyingβs stubborn contrail emissions
The thin white clouds that linger behind planes are called contrails, and theyβre a significant contributor to flying emissions. Hereβs how Google AI is finally helping to address the problem. The small white clouds left behind by airplanes are called contrails β short for condensation trails β and theyβre responsible for a third of all global warming tied to the aviation industry. Forming when planes fly at high altitudes through humid...
PsychoGenics is using AI to rapidly screen for psychotic treatments
PsychoGenics has developed a drug-discovery application powered by AI technology. Its first objective is to find a formula capable of effectively treating schizophrenia. The development of new drugs is an impressive science, but most cases begin with an educated hunch and a lot of guess work. Around only 1 in 1,000 candidates for new treatments ever make it to clinical trials for human testing, and just 1 in 10 of these...
Climate change impacts reportedly making cholera outbreaks worse
The bacteria behind one of historyβs deadliest diseases is thriving again due, in-part, to the increased frequency of extreme weather. Outbreaks in 2022 were reportedly up 50% on yearly averages. Last year, some 200,000 Malawians were displaced by two tropical storms in a single month and around 60 people died. 19 months on from the tragedy, cholera outbreaks have completely deviated from their usual patterns and experts are concerned. As cholera...
US companies clamour to hire for ambiguous AI leadership roles
The hottest new job in the US is βhead of AIβ despite the fact that nobody knows quite what it entails. Is this a ploy to keep senior tech professionals cosy in relevant leadership roles? AI canβt come for our jobs if we get out ahead of it, right? In no field of work is this sentiment more widespread than tech. Experts of the field know the most about AI and...
MIT engineers develop new energy-storing concrete
Engineers at MIT have developed a potentially revolutionary type of concrete able to store energy. Hereβs how this could become an affordable boon for the inevitable renewable revolution. Imagine a future where the solar panels on our roofs generate energy which is then stored in the walls and foundations of our homes. It may sound far-fetched, but this is an increasingly realistic prospect thanks to a recent breakthrough at MIT....
Scientists resurrect functionally extinct animal frozen for 46,000 years
Scientists have revived microscopic animals from a slumber lasting some 46,000 years. Discovered in Siberian permafrost, researchers believe studying their evolution may show how species will adapt to a rapidly changing world. Microscopic animals hailing from the same prehistoric era as Neanderthals and dire wolves are currently multiplying in a petri dish. Got the heebie-jeebies? Also known as roundworms, the batch of nematodes were awoken from their paralysed state deep within...
A congressional hearing on UFOs just took place in Washington
A former intelligence officer claimed under oath that the US government is covering up its knowledge of UFOs and recovered βnonhumanβ biological matter. Public hearings on the existence of UFOs and extraterrestrials are actually taking place. No, this isnβt the plot of an upcoming M. Night Shyamalan movie. Conspiracists have long believed that the US government has recovered physical existence of extraterrestrial visitors on Earth, but a former intelligence officer spilling...
G20 nations fail to reach agreement on cutting fossil fuels
A crunch G20 meeting in India has resulted in complete failure. There is still no consensus on how fossil fuels should be phased down and disputes continue over the goal to triple the capacity of renewables by 2030. Climate experts and ecological outfits have been exasperated by the foot dragging of official bodies and their inability to take urgent action against global warming. As has been the case too often, a...
Why Elon Musk is rebranding Twitter as βXβ
Having changed Twitter Inc to X Corp back in April, the inevitable rebrand of the social network as βXβ is now underway β but why? The bluebird is confirmed dead, and Elon Musk is holding the rifle. As youβve no doubt seen already, the billionaire has been constantly touting βXβ on his profile this week while trolling those who proclaim that βTwitter is deadβ β which has trended a few times...
San Diego Comic-Con goes ahead without Hollywood star power
The pinnacle of geek fandom, the San Diego Comic-Con, has finally gotten back underway after a two-year Covid hiatus. Due to ongoing actor strikes, however, star power will not be a key draw at this convention.
Seriously, no A-list actors at the San Diego Comic-Con!
After a two year hiatus, the globally renowned San Diego Comic-Con is back underway over the next few days.
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