Artificial intelligence is experiencing a remarkable breakthrough. New research indicates that AI is beginning to “think” in a way that resembles human thought. Traditionally, the focus of AI development has been on precision…
NASA’s Perseverance rover has found an intriguing rock that may contain evidence of ancient microbial life on Mars. This rock, called “Cheyava Falls”, has attracted the attention of the scientific team due to…
Robin Smith, Sheffield Hallam University Using radar, a Nasa spacecraft, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), has confirmed the existence of caves beneath the lunar surface. Here’s why such geological features will be key for…
A remarkable discovery has been made at the archaeological site of Açana Höyük in ancient Alalah, located in the Reyhanlı district of Hatay, Turkey. A 3,500-year-old tablet written in Akkadian cuneiform was found,…
German company Morpheus Space has inaugurated the world’s first facility for the mass production of its second-generation field emission electric propulsion (FEEP) system, the GO-2. Located in Dresden and called “Reloaded”, the new…
Charles Barbour, Western Sydney University Back in 2005 – before the rise of social media or smart phones, let alone blockchain, metadata and OpenAI – computer scientist and entrepreneur Ray Kurzweil published a…
The planet Mercury, known for its dull gray surface due to its excess of carbon, may hide a brilliant surprise in its depths. Recent research suggests the existence of a layer of diamonds…
Recently, scientists announced a revolutionary discovery: metallic minerals present on the ocean floor can produce oxygen in conditions of complete darkness, known as “dark oxygen”, challenging the widely accepted notion that the Earth’s…
Miguel Farias, Coventry University Since mindfulness it’s something you can practice at home for free, it often sounds like the perfect tonic for stress and mental health issues. Mindfulness is a type of…
Mosses, small and apparently simple, are considered to be the Earth’s great terraformers. They have the ability to transform barren rock into fertile soil, playing a crucial role in creating habitats that allow…