Origin of Indo-European languages traced back to 8000 years ago
An analysis of related words in 161 languages suggests their shared roots lie in the Middle East – a conclusion…
h79snht.top
Super-heavy oxygen hints at problem with the laws of physics
An unprecedentedly heavy version of oxygen is significantly less stable than expected, which suggests a problem our understanding of the…
AI chatbots tend to choose violence and nuclear strikes in wargames
As the US military begins integrating AI technology, simulated wargames show how chatbots behave unpredictably and risk nuclear escalation
AI made from living human brain cells performs speech recognition
A biocomputing system consisting of living brain cells learned to recognise the voice of one individual from hundreds of sound…
AI can spot parasites in stool samples to help diagnose infections
About 1.5 billion people worldwide carry a risk of conditions including malnutrition because of parasitic infection, and AI could help…
Stranded ISS astronauts reveal the US space programme is not in crisis
The failure of Boeing's Starliner capsule has left two astronauts stuck in space for months – but also proved how…
Tiny battery made from silk hydrogel can run a mouse pacemaker
A lithium-ion battery made from three droplets of hydrogel is the smallest soft battery of its kind – and it…
How big is a neutrino? We’re finally starting to get an answer
Our estimates of the size of a neutrino span from smaller than an atomic nucleus to as large as a…
Resistance training may strengthen your gut microbiome
People who made the greatest gains in muscle power over eight weeks of resistance training also improved the balance of…
These ants are one of the most effective teams in the natural world
Typically, individuals work less effectively in bigger teams, but weaver ants buck this trend by increasing their power output when…