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What is a GPU? An expert explains the chips powering the AI boom, and why they’re worth trillions
AMD Conrad Sanderson, CSIRO As the world rushes to make use of the latest wave of AI technologies,…
Climate change is warping the seasons
Shawnwil23/Shutterstock Jack Marley, The Conversation The seasons aren’t what they used to be. People who live in Earth’s…
Why do young people have such poor mental health? A psychologist explains
spixel/Shutterstock Fiorentina Sterkaj, University of East London A recent report from think tank the Resolution Foundation has found…
Spacesuits need a major upgrade for the next phase of exploration
NASA Yang Gao, King’s College London Humans have long dreamed of setting foot on the Moon and other…
Frozen in time: old paintings and new photographs reveal some NZ glaciers may soon be extinct
Freshly exposed bedrock at the terminus of Brewster Glacier in March 2023. Andrew Lorrey, CC BY-SA Andrew Lorrey,…
The Anthropocene is not an epoch − but the age of humans is most definitely underway
Human influence on the climate started even before the Industrial Revolution. Print Collector/Getty Images Erle C. Ellis, University…
The first Europeans reached Ukraine 1.4 million years ago – new research
Remains of the castle in Korolevo, close to the site. Катерина Байдужа/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA John Jansen, Czech…
As Varroa spreads, now is the time to fight for Australia’s honey bees – and you can help
Nic Vevers/ANU Alexander Mikheyev, Australian National University A tiny foe threatens Australian beekeepers’ livelihood, our food supply and…
Could tardigrades have colonized the Moon?
Laurent Palka, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN) Just over five years ago, on 22 February 2019, an unmanned…
The US just returned to the Moon after more than 50 years. How big a deal is it, really?
Intuitive Machines, CC BY-NC-ND David Flannery, Queensland University of Technology In the few short years since the COVID…