Science
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China’s Tencent seems to have AI chips banned by US export controls
Tencent is one of China’s largest technology companies Cynthia Lee/Alamy Chinese tech giant Tencent doesn’t seem to be affected by…
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Five years after the first covid-19 cases, there are lessons to learn
It is now five years since clinicians in Wuhan, China, first encountered covid-19 cases in December 2019. Hindsight makes it…
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The best science fiction films of 2024, from Dune: Part Two to The Substance
Paul (Timothée Chalamet, right) and Chani (Zendaya) in Dune: Part Two Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures No one, looking back…
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‘Killer’ cells explain differences in immunity between the sexes
Immune cells are vital for our survival, but can turn nasty and attack healthy cells KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY As…
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Robotic rat uses AI to befriend real rodents
Live rats played and tussled with the robot rodent Shutterstock / Bilanol A robotic rat on wheels has learned how…
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What ancient stalagmites can tell us about how wildfires will burn on a hotter Earth
Chemicals in drip water form records of ancient fires in speleothem cave structures Jay Alder/Oregon State University In the event…
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The extraordinary ways species control their own evolutionary fate
Living in the desert is a challenge. But the Mojave desert woodrat has an ace to play: it can eat…
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Flying robot leaps upwards and then takes to the air like a bird
A robot that can jump into flight like a bird could eliminate the need for runways for small fixed-winged drones.…
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Toddler bones show mammoths were the main food of the first Americans
An artist’s reconstruction of the toddler with his mother consuming mammoth meat Eric Carlson/Ben Potter (UAF)/Jim Chatters (McMaster University) An…
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Implant made with living neurons connects to mouse brains
This brain implant contains tens of thousands of lab-engineered neurons Science Corporation An experimental brain implant containing tens of thousands…
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