Science
-
AI helps reconstruct damaged Latin inscriptions from the Roman Empire
A Roman temple in Ankara, Turkey PE Forsberg / Alamy Stock Photo Latin inscriptions from the ancient world can tell…
Read More » -
Simple skincare routine could stop babies developing eczema
Moisturising a baby’s skin could have long-term benefits nattrass/Getty Images Applying moisturiser to a baby’s skin every day could reduce…
Read More » -
AI beats goalkeepers at predicting which way penalty taker will shoot
Goalkeepers struggle to guess which way a penalty taker will shoot JAVIER SORIANO/AFP via Getty Images Deep learning models trained…
Read More » -
Ancient ‘terror birds’ may have been no match for hungry giant caimans
Artist’s impression of an encounter between an ancient caiman and a terror bird Julian Bayona Becerra About 13 million years…
Read More » -
Ancient animal’s fossilised brain prompts rethink of spider evolution
Mollisonia, a Cambrian period marine animal, may have been an early arachnid Junnn11 @ni075 CC BY-SA 4.0 The brain of…
Read More » -
The pandemic may have aged our brains even before we caught covid-19
Structures within the brain change over time Temet/Getty Images The covid-19 pandemic may have accelerated the ageing of our brains…
Read More » -
How regrowing your own teeth could replace dentures and implants
Many of us will lose an adult tooth in our lifetimes, whether through disease or misadventure – a punch that…
Read More » -
DeepMind and OpenAI claim gold in International Mathematical Olympiad
AIs are getting better at maths problems Andresr/ Getty Images Experimental AI models from Google DeepMind and OpenAI have achieved…
Read More » -
Cleaner air has increased the number of city heatwaves
As smog clears worldwide, heatwaves are becoming more frequent CLAUDIO REYES/AFP via Getty Images Heatwaves have become more frequent as…
Read More » -
Tiny elusive gecko rediscovered on one of the Galapagos islands
A leaf-toed gecko from Rábida Island Rory Stansbury/Island Conservation A tiny gecko has been rediscovered on Rábida Island in the…
Read More »