Researchers have discovered organic molecules trapped in incredible ancient rock formations in Australia, revealing what they say is the first detailed evidence of early chemical constituents that could take into account the life forms of Earth’s predominant microorganisms. The discovery, made in the -.- billion-year-old dresser formation of Pilbara Craton …
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With only a few days left in this strange beast of a year that will surely come down in the history books, we thought it would be nice to reflect on the amazing things scientists have done so far. Despite everything. Of course, scientific achievements usually take years. However, here …
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Above the water, they make a sound like bending cookies. Beneath the ice, they sound like chippers, chattering robots. Either way, Antarctica’s Waddle Seal should have no trouble finding work in the future Star Wars Project. “The calls of the waddle seal make an almost unbelievable, other worldwide sound under …
Read More »Photo: Leon Neil / Staff (Getty Images) About three weeks after Blake’s sudden exit Artificial intelligence ethics Timnit Gabru, Google More details are coming out about the shady new set of policies designed for its research team. After reviewing internal communications and talking to researchers affected by the rule change, …
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In 2008, something unique fell out of the sky over Sudan, spreading across fragments in the vast and arid regions of the Nubian Desert. From above, this hurtful thing was known as Almahata Sita: a collection of about 600 meteorite fragments, which researchers worked hard to recover, and got its …
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