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Is ageing a natural stage of life to be honoured or a biological flaw that humanity should overcome?...
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Is ageing a natural stage of life to be honoured or a biological flaw that humanity should overcome?...
Article URL: https://nautil.us/the-far-side-had-it-all-wrong-cows-really-can-use-sophisticated-tools-1262026/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46681153 Points: 4 # Comments: 0...
A cow in Austria has been observed using tools ― the first time such behavior has been recorded in cattle. Have we underestimated the gentle bovines all this time?...
Jupiter harbors more oxygen than the sun, a new study finds, giving astronomers a crucial clue about how our solar system's planets formed....
A cow in Austria has been observed using tools ― the first time such behavior has been recorded in cattle. Have we underestimated the gentle bovines all this time?...
NASA's first moonshot with astronauts in more than a half-century is set to take place as soon as early February. The moon rocket moves to the pad this weekend at Florida's Kennedy Space Center, with ...
The frozen areas of our planet act as a historical record of changes in the atmosphere and climate...
Article URL: https://www.quantamagazine.org/string-theory-can-now-describe-a-universe-that-has-dark-energy-20260114/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46690295 Points: 3 # Comments: 0...
A UK study found that some pet owners develop prolonged grief disorder after the death of a pet, with symptoms mirroring those seen after human bereavement....
AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton warned that rapid advances could upend jobs, power, and humanity itself. JORGE UZON/AFP via Getty Images Geoffrey Hinton said he's very sad that the AI he helped create has ...
Droughts, hurricanes and wildfires are becoming the new normal. Global temperatures have shattered records for more than a decade....
After a four-year hiatus, conservationists in New Zealand are relieved that the flightless kākāpo is once again breeding. Fewer than 300 of the parrots exist....
i've been working with healthcare/biobank data and keep thinking about what "data moats" mean now that llms can ingest anything. some a16z piece from 2019 said moats were eroding — now the question se...
NASA carried out its first medical evacuation from the International Space Station after an astronaut required care, bringing four crew members back to Earth earlier than planned. The early return tem...
Blue Origin will launch six people to the final frontier on Thursday (Jan. 22), and you can watch the space tourism mission live....
Article URL: https://theconversation.com/raccoons-break-into-liquor-stores-scale-skyscrapers-and-pick-locks-studying-their-clever-brains-can-clarify-human-intelligence-too-272487 Comments URL: https:/...
China’s commercial space sector logged 50 launches last year – more than half of the country’s total – underscoring the growing role of private players alongside the state-led space programme, with Be...
Amazon's data centers will reportedly utilize copper from a mine in Arizona that's leaching metal from ores using microorganisms, the Wall Street Journal reports. Amazon Web Services will be the first...
Dr. Sue Hwang, a radiation oncologist, said her own experience with breast cancer helped her see vulnerability as a strength instead of a weakness. Tim Brown Oncologist Sue Hwang was diagnosed with br...