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How should a robot explore the Moon? A simple question shows the limits of current AI systems
University of Alberta Sally Cripps, University of Technology Sydney; Alex Fischer, Australian National University; Edward Santow, University of…
IceCube neutrino detector in Antarctica spots first high-energy neutrinos emitted in our own Milky Way galaxy
Scientists have detected the first neutrinos from our galaxy. NSF/IceCube Jim Madsen, University of Wisconsin-Madison The South Pole…
Bees are astonishingly good at making decisions – and our computer model explains how that’s possible
Shutterstock Andrew Barron, Macquarie University A honey bee’s life depends on it successfully harvesting nectar from flowers to…
Euclid space mission is set for launch – here’s how it will test alternative theories of gravity
NASA Robert Nichol, University of Surrey and Tessa Baker, Queen Mary University of London The European Space Agency’s…
The digital future may rely on ultrafast optical electronics and computers
The author’s lab’s ultrafast optical switch in action. Mohammed Hassan, University of Arizona, CC BY-ND Mohammed Hassan, University…
Using a detector the size of a galaxy, astronomers find strongest evidence yet for gravitational waves from supermassive black hole pairs
OzGrav / Swinburne / Carl Knox Daniel Reardon, Swinburne University of Technology and Andrew Zic, CSIRO When black…
The Titan disaster could suggest deep sea diving is risky – history shows that’s far from the truth
A view of the seafloor from the Deep Rover 2 submersible. Jon Copley, Author provided Jon Copley, University…
What is a ‘toroidal propeller’ and could it change the future of drones? An expert explains
Glen Cooper/MIT Abdulghani Mohamed, RMIT University The basic configuration of traditional propellers has not fundamentally changed since the…
Why is the sky dark at night? The 200-year history of a question that transformed our understanding of the Universe
ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Martel, CC BY-SA Jonathan Biteau, Université Paris-Saclay; Alberto Domínguez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid;…
Scientists have created embryo models from stem cells – it could help us better understand infertility and miscarriage
SciePro/Shutterstock Roger Sturmey, University of Hull Scientists recently announced that they have developed embryo models using just stem…