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AI could crack unsolvable problems — and humans won't be able to understand the results
AI promises to accelerate scientific discovery, but if scientists aren't careful public trust may be left behind.
Fungus is wiping out frogs. These tiny saunas could save them.
Our purpose-built "frog saunas" allow amphibians to warm up in winter and bake off chytrid infections. You can even DIY and build a frog sauna for your own backyard with our step-by-step guide.
Tiny, portable 'laboratories' sort germs using electricity
Pathogens have distinct electrical charges, shapes and sizes. Measuring how quickly they move through an electric field can help researchers separate different species in a sample in minutes.
Huge, 7-mile scar torn across Australia's Nullarbor Plain discovered by caver scouring Google Earth
After the caver noticed a giant gash across a barren landscape, scientists discovered it was created by a ferocious tornado that no-one knew had occurred.
Scientists want to build a device that could capture the body heat we radiate, and use it to power other technologies
Imagine going on a run and using your body heat to power your fitness tracker.
Future AI models could be turbocharged by brand new system of logic that researchers call 'inferentialism'
The rigid structures of language we once clung to with certainty are cracking.
Women are at higher risk of dying from heart disease. Here's why.
Cardiovascular disease develops and presents differently in women and men. But medical guidelines are often based on studies that excluded women.
Neuroscientists taught rats to drive tiny cars. They took them out on 'joy rides.'
Scientists taught rats to drive to a certain destination, but the rodents took a detour, suggesting they enjoy both the journey and the rewarding destination.
