Science
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Why science relies too much on mathematics
The following is an extract from our Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Each month, we hand over the keyboard to a…
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Realism of OpenAI’s Sora video generator raises security concerns
The AI program Sora generated a video featuring this artificial woman based on a text prompt Sora/OpenAI OpenAI has unveiled…
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Blood vessels made with 3D-printed ice could improve lab-grown organs
A 3D-printed ice template of blood vessels Philip LeDuc et al./Carnegie Mellon University Complex artificial organs could be created by…
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AI chatbots tend to choose violence and nuclear strikes in wargames
In wargame simulations, AI chatbots often choose violence guirong hao/Getty Images In multiple replays of a wargame simulation, OpenAI’s most…
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Patch with octopus-like suckers helps drugs penetrate the skin
An adhesive patch to deliver drugs through the skin mimics octopus tentacles Jihyun Lee et al., ACS Nano journal 2024…
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Japan’s SLIM spacecraft landed on the moon – but it’s having problems
Illustration of the SLIM spacecraft JAXA Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) has touched down on the lunar surface.…
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Strange ‘magic islands’ on Saturn’s moon Titan may be porous iceberg
Infrared images of Saturn’s icy moon Titan NASA/JPL-Caltech/Stéphane Le Mouélic, Virginia Pasek The seas of Saturn’s moon Titan have weird…
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The first Vulcan rocket launch will carry a private lander to the moon
A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket is being prepared to launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida UPI / Alamy Stock…
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Get ready to see a total solar eclipse in 2024 – here’s how
A bride and groom and their wedding guests watching a solar eclipse in Mexico Martin Zetina/AP/Alamy On 8 April 2024,…
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China started drilling ultra-deep holes in 2023 in a hunt for oil
The Shendi Take 1 drilling site in Xinjiang, China, in May 2023 Xinhua/Shutterstock This year, the China National Petroleum Corporation…
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