How physicists programmed AI to do their job – by accident
Physicists may soon program themselves out of a job by developing artificial intelligence.A group of researchers recently developed an AI program to assist them in a complex procedure for an experiment involving finely optimized conditions. But rather than simply assist, the AI showed enough proficiency to run the experiment on its own and faster than humans or previous programs designed for the experiment."I didn't expect the machine could learn to do the experiment itself, from scratch, in un..>> view originalMoose Populations Losing To Blood-Sucking Ticks; Lower Population Densities Could Reduce Deaths
Moose Populations Losing To Blood-Sucking Ticks; Lower Population Densities Could Reduce Deaths Researchers released new data from a moose population in New Hampshire that reveals that 75 percent of them died from ticks, causing experts to worry about the species' health in the long term. By Tyler MacDonald | May 17, 2016 12:40 PM EDT Researchers released new data from a moose population in New Hampshire that reveals that 75 percent of them died from ticks, causing experts to worry about the ..>> view originalSqueezing out mountains, mathematically, on Jupiter's moon Io
The mountain rises 8.6 kilometers, or roughly 5 miles, above the volcanic plain. Io is home to some of the highest mountains in the solar system, including some that tower 10 miles high, far higher than any mountain on Earth. Credit: NASA/JPL ...>> view originalWhat the 'Little Lion' galaxy could tell us about the Big Bang
A faint galaxy shining 30 million light-years away could help scientists learn more about the birth of the universe.Researchers have discovered a galaxy with the lowest level of metals, or heavy chemical elements, ever observed in a star system. Galaxy AGC 198691, nicknamed Leoncino, or “Little Lion,” offers astronomers the chance to see what conditions were like directly after the formation events that caused the universe to form."Finding the most metal-poor galaxy ever is exciting since it co..>> view originalHow a new 3-D printer can create electronics in mid-air
Hair-thin electronics can now be built mid-air, thanks to a new 3-D printer.Developed by a team of researchers from Harvard's John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the university's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, "laser-assisted direct ink writing" can structure highly conductive metal into intricate designs. "Rather than printing large scale, metal structures, we are pushing this down to the micro level – to 1 percent the width of a human h..>> view originalStates urged to target disaster aid at the poor as climate risks rise
BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - With the world's poor predicted to bear the brunt of more frequent extreme heat and worsening coastal floods in a warmer world, aid agencies are calling on governments to direct more funding into protecting the most vulnerable communities on the front lines of climate change.The poorest fifth of the global population is expected to experience daily heat extremes due to climate change sooner than the wealthiest, according to research published on Tuesday..>> view originalHow did the giraffe get its long neck? Clues now revealed by new genome sequencing
A bachelor group of adult male Masai giraffes at Ndarakwai West Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Credit: Doug Cavener. For the first time, the genomes of the giraffe and its closest living relative, the reclusive okapi of the African rainforest, have been ...>> view original'Liquid Wire' Material Inspired by Spiders' Silk
Why doesn't a spider's web sag in the wind or catapult flies back out like a trampoline? The answer, according to new research by an international team of scientists, lies in the physics behind a 'hybrid' material produced by spiders for their webs. Pulling on a sticky thread in a garden spider's orb web and letting it snap back reveals that the thread never sags but always stays taut—even when stretched to many times its original length. This is because any loose thread is immediately spooled i..>> view originalThe World's Tiniest Porpoise Is on the Brink of Extinction
With only 60 left in the wild, the world’s most endangered marine animal, known as the vaquita, is on the brink of extinction. According to a May 13 statement by a panel of scientists, the International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita (CIRVA), the population levels of Earth’s smallest porpoise in the Gulf of California have dropped by 92% since 1997. If conservation efforts are not stepped up, the vaquita will be wiped out by 2022. Yuri Cortez—AFP/Getty ImagesMexico’s General Directo..>> view originalAre we pointing telescopes in the right direction to find alien life?
In their search for extraterrestrial life on planets similar to ours, perhaps astronomers should look in unexpected places: near aging stars that balloon to epic proportions in their senior years, thereby heating up previously frozen worlds around them, according to new research published in the Astrophysical Journal. Using space- and ground-based telescopes, astronomers usually look at habitable planets around middle-aged stars like our sun, which is 4.5 billion years old. This technique is ba..>> view original
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