Category Archives: Technology
How Is Artificial Intelligence Revolutionizing Drug Development?
MONROVIA, Calif. — The laboratory at Terray Therapeutics is a symphony of miniaturized automation. The robots spin quickly and carry small tubes of liquid to their stations. Scientists in blue coats, sterile gloves and protective glasses monitor the machines. But what really happens is at the nanoscale: Proteins in solution combine with chemical molecules held… Read More »
A tiny fern with a big secret has made it into the Guinness Book of World Records
Tmesipteris oblanceolata It is an obscure species of forked fern found in New Caledonia, a French territory in the South Pacific. At just 4 to 6 inches tall, this humble plant is in some ways the most remarkable creature on earth. “You will walk over it. You can even step on it without knowing it,”… Read More »
Slavery and Empire Still Mark Rural Britain
Levant Mine, Cornwall. The Levant Mine operated from the late 18th century until its closure in 1930, extracting tin and copper from beneath the seabed. Credit – Peter Thompson—Heritage Images/Getty Images IIn May 2024, British Secretary of State for Trade and Commerce Kemi Badenoch claimed that Britain had prospered through national “ingenuity and industry” rather… Read More »
Sports Article Autumn of Democracy
We started the first hack day of 2024 with a grand theme that covers all the important events in the world, including sports and upcoming elections around the world. Hackers have toyed with the idea of using the python programming language and real-time mobile telemetry data to influence the outcome of the UK election, proposing… Read More »
The arms race in space may be ongoing; This brings with it huge risks.
How primordial black holes could explain the enduring mystery of dark matter
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. For nearly 50 years, the scientific community has been grappling with an important problem: There is not enough visible matter in the universe. All the matter we can see—stars, planets, cosmic dust, and everything in… Read More »
If you’re tired of spending time in front of a screen, switching to a ‘dumb phone’ might be a smart move
A TCL flip phone known as the dumb phone due to its limited features. (Joe Fiorino/CBC – image credit) When Leigh Tynan agreed to buy her 13-year-old daughter a mobile phone, she didn’t want it to distract her. “When there’s a smartphone or a screen, you’re not practicing guitar, you’re not reading books, you’re just… Read More »
Read This If You Regularly Go to Bed After 1AM
You probably don’t feel well when you stay up late into the night. But beyond waking up groggy, late bedtimes can actually harm your mental health, new research says. In a recently published studyPsychiatry Research, Experts analyzed sleep and health data from 73,888 people in the UK Biobank. Those who regularly went to bed after… Read More »
OceanGate co-founder thinks about Titan’s explosion every day, but still wants to make deep-sea exploration accessible
OceanGate’s Titan exploded almost a year ago, killing all 5 passengers, including the company’s CEO. Company co-founder Guillermo Söhnlein told BI he thinks about the incident every day. Söhnlein said the fatal explosion motivated him to continue his exploration attempts. The co-founder of OceanGate said he thinks about Titan’s deadly undersea voyage every day, and… Read More »