Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons and Enceladus, one of Saturn’s NASA The seafloors of Europa and Enceladus may not be prone to fracturing. Such fissures are thought to be important for the prospect of life beneath these moons’ icy shells, so if there’s not enough stress to cause them, there might also be a shortage […]
Protein may help stop you waking up when jostled Tony Tallec/Alamy A high-protein diet may promote deeper sleep, according to a study that found mice and flies that eat more protein are less likely to wake up from movement-related disturbances. When you go to sleep you stop consciously perceiving the world, including things that may […]
A portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven by Joseph Karl Stieler from 1820 Beethoven Haus Bonn, [email protected] Genetic analysis of Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair has revealed that the composer had a high genetic risk for liver disease, which could have contributed to his death. It has also overturned a previous idea about him having had lead […]
The device could enable quantum computers to transmit signals through optical fibres Shutterstock/Valentyn Volkov Supersized atoms can convert the output of quantum computers into light signals that can travel through optical fibres. This could be crucial for connecting quantum computers into a network. Multiple quantum computers networked together may be able to handle more complex […]
Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka has studied gorillas for over 20 years kibuuka mukisa/UNEP WHEN Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka became Uganda’s first wildlife vet in 1995, there were just 650 wild mountain gorillas in the world, 300 of which were in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in south-western Uganda. The species as a whole was critically endangered and the future looked bleak. […]
Luis Caffarelli, winner of the 2023 Abel prize Nolan Zunk/UT AUSTIN Luis Caffarelli has won the 2023 Abel prize, unofficially called the Nobel prize for mathematics, for his work on a class of equations that describe many real-world physical systems, from melting ice to jet engines. Caffarelli was having breakfast with his wife when he […]
Women collecting water in Somalia, where millions are being affected by a severe drought Giles Clarke for The New York Times via Getty Images Around 2 billion people don’t have access to safe drinking water, a major United Nations report has found. Several factors are to blame, says Richard Connor at the UN, the report’s […]
A transmission electron micrograph of a colony of Gardnerella vaginalis, bacteria that are found in vaginas and the urethras of men who have vaginal sex MOREDUN ANIMAL HEALTH LTD/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY The male urethra – the tube through which urine exits the body – is home to an array of bacteria, some of which are […]
The key to a successful party is a good mix of people Digital Vision Mathematicians have made a breakthrough on an incredibly difficult problem in combinatorics, the study of combinations. It is the first significant advance in nearly a century for our understanding of Ramsey numbers, which can be used to describe the minimum size […]
Google is now providing limited public access to its Bard AI chatbot to rival OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Here’s what we know so far about what it can do and how to access it Source link