Known as Bedmap3, it incorporates more than six decades of survey data acquired by planes, satellites, ships and even dog-drawn sleds. The results were published in the journal Scientific Data. The map gives…
Anne Trafton | MIT News Converting one type of cell to another — for example, a skin cell to a neuron — can be done through a process that requires the skin cell to be…
We have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very heart of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The crater formed more than 3.5 billion years ago, making it the…
Zach Winn | MIT News As the price of solar panels has plummeted in recent decades, installation costs have taken up a greater share of the technology’s overall price tag. The long installation process for solar farms is also…
A groundbreaking study by Rice University researchers Sho Shibata and Andre Izidoro introduces a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes—planets ranging from one to four times Earth’s size and…
Sam Baron, The University of Melbourne You can doubt just about anything. But there’s one thing you can know for sure: you are having thoughts right now. This idea came to characterise the…
Insilico Medicine, a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering generative AI for drug discovery and development, announced the deployment of the first bipedal humanoid in its AI-powered fully-robotic drug discovery laboratory. The humanoid, called “Supervisor”…
Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have developed a groundbreaking tool that boosts surgeons’ ability to detect and remove cancer cells during cryosurgery, a technique that uses extreme cold to target tumors. This…
Speleologist and cave researcher Cristián Selun stated that the fossils date back to the Ice Age, approximately 7,000 to 10,000 years ago. This remarkable discovery offers valuable insights into the prehistoric fauna that…
Anne Trafton | MIT News About 60 percent of all cancer patients in the United States receive radiation therapy as part of their treatment. However, this radiation can have severe side effects that often end…