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3 ways AI is transforming music
Musicians and producers can already utilize AI to realistically reproduce the sound of any instrument or voice imaginable.…
Rising methane could be a sign that Earth’s climate is part-way through a ‘termination-level transition’
Soaring wetland emissions of methane mirror those which accompanied previous abrupt changes in Earth’s climate. I. Noyan Yilmaz/Shutterstock…
We could soon be getting energy from solar power harvested in space
StudioFI / Shutterstock Matteo Ceriotti, University of Glasgow The idea of space-based solar power (SBSP) – using satellites…
More than half of life on Earth is found in soil – here’s why that’s important
Springtails (Fasciosminthurus quinquefasciatus) are found in any damp soil. Andy Murray/chaosofdelight.org, CC BY-NC-ND John Quinton, Lancaster University A…
Making the most out of boreal plant resources
Narrow-leaved kalmia is an invasive plant typical of boreal ecosystems. Its proliferation can hinder the reforestation of areas…
How biological differences between men and women alter immune responses – and affect women’s health
Fida Olga/Shutterstock Helen McGettrick, University of Birmingham and Asif Iqbal, University of Birmingham Most people will have heard…
NASA’s Psyche mission to a metal world may reveal the mysteries of Earth’s interior
An illustration of the asteroid Psyche, orbiting between Mars and Jupiter. 24K-Production/iStock via Getty Images Plus Jim Bell,…
Can physical activity boost our resilience to rising temperatures?
The number of days of extreme heat is set to increase in the years ahead. An active lifestyle…
The heroic effort to save Florida’s coral reef from devastating ocean heat
Elkhorn coral fragments rescued from overheating ocean nurseries sit in cooler water at Keys Marine Laboratory. NOAA Michael…
Lab-grown ‘ghost hearts’ work to solve organ transplant shortage by combining a cleaned-out pig heart with a patient’s own stem cells
A ‘ghost heart’ is a pig’s heart prepared so that it can be transplanted into people. Provided by…