In this ‘Postcards from the Field’ blog post, Dr Diana Tataru – based at Tulane University – discusses their work on monkeyflowers in the beautiful Yosemite National Park, California! Diana…
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These are our favorite animal stories of 2024
From superpowered bees to theatrical snakes, these reports from the animal kingdom drove us wild in 2024. Mighty morphin’ beluga blobs You can learn a lot about a beluga (Delphinapterus…
Study Ties Visual Errors to Paranoid Beliefs
Summary: A new study suggests complex beliefs like paranoia may have roots in visual misperception. Participants prone to paranoia or teleological thinking were more likely to wrongly identify one moving…
Activists call for ‘just transition’ to be front and centre at COP30
Developing states and labour activists say a fair global shift away from fossil fuels requires a firm UN plan for international support Trade unionists and campaigners seeking a fair deal…
SpaceX completes 3 rocket launches, 1 Dragon landing in 22 hours
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In a span of less than 22 hours, SpaceX managed three Falcon 9 rocket launches and one landing of a Dragon spacecraft. It flew a Department…
AI on Phones Fails to Impress Apple, Samsung Users: Survey
While artificial intelligence has juiced the marketing departments of smartphone makers like Apple and Samsung, it isn’t generating much enthusiasm among users, according to a survey released Monday by a…
Simple machine learning techniques can cut costs for quantum error mitigation while maintaining accuracy
A quantum circuit (left) is passed to an encoder (top) that creates a feature set for the ML model (right) based on the circuit and the quantum processor unit (QPU)…
Pioneering approach expands possibilities for measuring quantum geometry in solids
Credit: Kang et al. Understanding and reliably measuring the geometric properties of quantum states can shed new light on the intricate underpinning of various physical phenomena. The quantum geometric tensor…
Genetic testing changes course of care in children with neurodevelopmental conditions
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Adding genetic testing to the evaluation of pediatric patients with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) resulted in more individualized care, including changes in medication, referrals to clinical trials…
Bias in AI amplifies our own biases, finds study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Artificial intelligence (AI) systems tend to take on human biases and amplify them, causing people who use that AI to become more biased themselves, finds a…
