One of 2023’s most extreme heatwaves is happening in the middle of winter

Temperatures in parts of South America are 20C (68F) more than normal, one of the most extreme deviations ever seen Temperatures in parts of Chile and northern Argentina have soared…

Dark energy could be measured by studying the galaxy next door

Neolithic people were capable of complex engineering |

According to a study published in the journal Nature Water, Neolithic people living in China were capable of complex engineering feats without the need for a centralised state authority. The…

Australia shines in clinical trial activity ranking, but survey reveals gaps

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An examination of how clinical trials have changed in Australia over the past 15 years has identified challenges such as lack of balance in the types…

Using quantum computing to protect AI from attack

The vulnerability of neural networks raises safety concerns in potentially life-threatening situations like self-driving cars. Credit: Shutterstock Machine learning is a field of artificial intelligence (AI) where computer models become…

Back to School Tech Buying Tips for Parents

Well, it’s that time again when our students are undoubtedly hoping that they’re reading the calendar wrong and still have months of vacation left, only to find they’re on a…

During the COVID pandemic, Republicans in Ohio and Florida had a higher mortality rate than Democrats

Let’s start with the disclaimers. Most importantly, “excess” deaths, meaning a higher number than might be anticipated, are based on the assumption that the baseline death used to determine excess was…

How our tastes influence our creativity

Abstract representation of creativity. Credit: Paris Brain Institute The more we like our ideas, the faster we give them shape. But to be creative, we need to focus on out-of-the-box…

Archaeologists uncover Olmec ceremonial centre |

Archaeologists excavating in the Juan N. Méndez Municipality, located in the in the Mexican state of Puebla, have uncovered an Olmec ceremonial centre and evidence of a possible pyramid. The…

Confused about carbs? This might help

If you get cross-eyed thinking about carbohydrates, that’s understandable. They can be, quite literally, both simple and complex. They abound in snacks that nobody would call healthy but also appear…