Category Archives: Technology

Artificial intelligence could affect the ‘entire future of warfare’, starting with how the next fight is played, experts say

U.S. Marine Corps officers assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct a war game scenario aboard Amphibious Assault Ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Oct. 22, 2021.Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Yvonna Guyette Experts suggest that Generative AI can improve decision-making in war games. Wargaming faces issues around cost, transparency and accessibility that… Read More »

Artificial intelligence could affect the ‘entire future of warfare’, starting with how the next fight is played, experts say

U.S. Marine Corps officers assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) conduct a war game scenario aboard Amphibious Assault Ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Oct. 22, 2021.Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Yvonna Guyette Experts suggest that Generative AI can improve decision-making in war games. Wargaming faces issues around cost, transparency and accessibility that… Read More »

Space photos from five recent moon landing missions show how small engineering mistakes can lead to big problems like crashes or landing sideways

Japan’s moon landing error caused its robot to land upside down (left), while Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL’s error caused its lander to crash (right).JAXA/Takara Tomy/Sony Group Corporation/Doshisha University; NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University; Business Content Intuitive Machines’ uncrewed Odysseus moon landing nearly failed due to a single safety switch. Other moon landing attempts have crashed or burned due… Read More »

Dimorphos ‘spherically deformed’ possibly due to DART impact

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. When NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft deliberately crashed into asteroid Dimorphos in September 2022, the impact may have caused “global deformation” of the space rock, according to new research. The goal of the DART… Read More »

Is the Bondo Monkey a Cryptid or a Specially Adapted Chimpanzee?

Is this a lion-killing monkey or just an unusual eastern chimpanzee? Anup Shah / Getty Images Located deep in the wilderness of the Congo Basin bondo monkey It stands at the crossroads of myth and scientific reality. This creature, once seen only in glimpses, has become the focus of intense curiosity and meticulous research. Pioneering… Read More »

MoodCapture App Can See When You’re Depressed Before You Do

Getty Images An AI-powered app developed by Dartmouth University researchers promises to detect signs of depression using facial recognition software on your smartphone and could even warn you before you even realize you’re depressed. The app is called MoodCapture and it uses your phone’s front camera to analyze your emotions. When you use face unlock… Read More »

Could a few Thai otters help the UK’s otter population recover? Our research gives clues

In Britain, otter populations declined in the 1960s due to the deadly effects of chemical pollution in rivers and lakes – or so we thought. Our research took a closer look at what happened to otters in Britain over the last 800 years and revealed a more complex picture. Since Eurasian otters (lutra lutra) Since… Read More »