What the early Earth's surge in oxygen informs us about life on other worlds
A better knowledge of Earth’s atmosphere may aid in the detection of signals of life outside of our solar system.
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The brain's key to lifelong learning is now available as artificial intelligence technology
As firms collect more data to enhance how AI identifies photos, learns languages, and does other difficult jobs, a recent research outlines a method…
The source of supermassive black hole flares has been discovered: Largest-ever simulations imply that magnetic'reconnection' is responsible for flickering
The process that causes black hole flares has been discovered by astrophysicists. The researchers discovered that flares are powered by energy released near…
Planets that shed their atmospheres become super-Earths
The discovery is the first time that air loss has been detected in the United States.
Deep in the water, scientists discover'missing' plastics
A recent research reveals the presence of plastics throughout the water column of an offshore plastic accumulation zone in the southern Atlantic Ocean…
Cyanide's new function in the early Earth and the hunt for alien life
Chemists found how cyanide may have allowed chemical processes that metabolized carbon dioxide in the absence of the sophisticated proteins that living…
Due to climate change, residential air conditioning consumption in the United States may surpass electric capacity in the next decade
When the world average temperature rises by 1.5 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels, summer air conditioning demand is predicted to rise…
Using 2D visuals, a technique increases AI's capacity to perceive 3D space
Using two-dimensional (2D) photographs, researchers have created a novel approach called MonoCon that increases the capacity of artificial intelligence (AI)…
Nearly 1,000 unexplained strands have been discovered in the Milky Way's core
‘A turning point in our knowledge of these systems,’ says the author. a researcher claims A Northwestern scientist found unexplained,...
Carbon found recently might provide information about ancient Mars
Curiosity, NASA’s rover, arrived on Mars on Aug. 6, 2012, and has been roaming Gale Crater ever since, collecting samples and transmitting them back…
Strange object that astronomers have never seen before
A team of scientists tracking radio waves in the cosmos has found something strange that produces a massive burst of energy three times per hour…
Planets may still be born from fading stars
Planets are often younger than the stars in which they orbit. Take the Sun, for example: it was created 4.6 billion years ago…