Rapid progress in artificial intelligence (AI) has spurred some leading voices in the field to call for a research pause, raise…
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If you’ve ever wished you had a faster phone, computer or internet connection, you’ve encountered the personal experience of hitting…
A Toyota Corolla with a 1.8L engine requires 6.2 litres of gas to drive for 100 kilometres on a highway.…
The search for planets outside our Solar System – exoplanets – is one of the most rapidly growing fields in…
The European Space Agency’s (Esa) Euclid mission will launch into space on a Falcon9 rocket from SpaceX on July 1, or soon…
Manipulative communication includes disinformation, propaganda, con artistry and fraud. With the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI), manipulative communication is…
Africa’s growing population desperately needs clean, modern energy in the home. Currently, more than 900 million people, 85% of the region’s…
The United States Coast Guard is now leading the investigation into the Titan submersible, looking for answers about why it imploded, and…
At the close of the 18th century, the Austrian composer Joseph Haydn wrote one of his masterpieces: an oratorio –…
South Africa has created a network of facilities to store hundreds of thousands of samples of biological material from plants,…