Wooden spears from Schöningen, Germany, dated to 300,000 years agoMinkusimages; Matthias Vogel, NLD. Prehistoric people may have used throwing spears to hunt large animals 300,000 years ago – and perhaps as far back as 2 million years ago. A new...
The black hair conditioner on the left is derived from the wood powder on the rightFengyang Wang/Stockholm University This sustainable,...
AI models struggle to mimic people with particular demographic identitieswhitebalance.oatt/Getty Images Artificial intelligence models from OpenAI and Meta often resort...
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David Parker/Science Photo Library What is the difference between artificial intelligence and quantum computing? One is a sci-fi-sounding technology that...
Artist’s illustration of the large-scale structure of the universeScience Photo Library/Alamy Astronomers have found the largest known structure in the...
Humpback whales in the South PacificTony Wu/Nature Picture Library/Alamy Humpback whale songs have statistical patterns in their structure that are...
Sunset in San Diego, California, during an exceptionally warm JanuaryKevin Carter/Getty Images January has surprised climate scientists by setting a...
The translucent toes of a wandering salamanderWilliam P. Goldenberg How salamanders manage to move around on uneven, vertical tree surfaces...
The XB-1 supersonic aircraftBoom Supersonic The experimental XB-1 aircraft, made by US company Boom Supersonic, flew faster than the speed...
