This AI-feeding frenzy reminds me more and more of the dot-com bubble in the late 1990s, but with less focus on overpaying employees. As it was then, the core issue…
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Arctic geoengineering experiment shut due to environmental impact
US-based nonprofit Arctic Ice Project has cancelled tests in Alaska because of potential disruption to the food chain A US research non-profit called the Arctic Ice Project (AIP) is closing…
Computer model simplifies immune cell identification for lung cancer treatment
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and Bloomberg-Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy have developed a computer model to help scientists identify tumor-fighting immune cells…
Japan launches a navigation satellite on a new flagship rocket for an improved positioning system
The H3 Launch Vehicle No. 5, carrying the Quasi-Zenith Satellite “Michibiki No. 6,” lifts off at a launch pad in Tanegashima Space Center in Tanegashima, southern Japan, Sunday Feb. 2,…
OpenAI announces new ‘deep research’ tool for ChatGPT
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the new ‘deep research’ tool in Tokyo. US tech giant OpenAI on Monday unveiled a ChatGPT tool called “deep research” that can produce detailed reports,…
Canadian study reveals alcohol-related deaths up 18% during pandemic
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Alcohol-related deaths increased 18% during the pandemic, as did hospitalizations related to alcohol use, according to new research in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. In the…
Painted tomb uncovered in Etruscan necropolis
Archaeologists have announced the discovery of a painted tomb at the Etruscan Necropolises of Monterozzi, located east of Tarquinia in Lazio, Italy. Though the discovery dates back to late 2022,…
SpaceX launching 21 Starlink satellites from Florida on Feb. 3
SpaceX is set to launch another batch of Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida’s Space Coast early Monday morning (Feb. 3) A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 Starlink spacecraft, including…
What we know so far
On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from Earth. Follow-up observations have revealed that the asteroid, 2024 YR4,…
Why we should all try to eat like people in rural Papua New Guinea
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Western diets—high in processed foods and low in fiber—are associated with obesity, diabetes and heart disease. These diets don’t only harm our bodies, they also harm…
