Sir Ernest Shackleton’s lost ship Endurance has been seen in spectacular 3D detail in new images released more than a century after it sunk. The vessel was hidden at a depth of 3,000m at the bottom of the icy Weddell Sea in Antarctica after sinking in 1915 – before itContinue Reading
A six-mile-long asteroid, which struck Earth 66 million years ago, wiped out the dinosaurs and more than half of all life on Earth. The impact left a 124-mile-wide crater underneath the Gulf of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. And, until now, it had been assumed that the asteroid acted alone. This week,Continue Reading
Scientists have finally managed to put a face to the largest bug to ever live. Previously, experts have been stumped as many fossils found were headless shells that were left behind when the bugs molted. As if the largest bug to ever live – a monster nearly 9 feet longContinue Reading
The secret to a long and healthy life is more down to genes than diet alone, research suggests. It is widely believed that eating fewer calories can lengthen life, with some studies suggesting cutting intake by as much as 25% can slow down ageing by up to 3%. But newContinue Reading
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A new test using easy-to-collect cells from the inside of the cheek can predict a person’s risk of death within the coming 12 months, scientists say. Previous studies have shown that behavioural and lifestyle factors like stress, poor sleep and nutrition, smoking, and alcohol consumption can speed up ageing, theContinue Reading
Stressed bees are more likely to make pessimistic choices – indicating that their response to set-backs resembles human emotions, scientists have found. Researchers at Newcastle University trained bumblebees to decide whether a colour signalled something good or bad. The bees learned that one colour led to a sweet reward locationContinue Reading
Archaeologists have unearthed over 100 strange Stone Age jade artefacts in inner Mongolia, shedding more light on the origins of Chinese civilisation. Among the relics uncovered at the Yuanbaoshan archaeological site in Chifeng city are three jade dragons of different colours and sizes, each over 5,000 years old. One ofContinue Reading
British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton has warned of the artifical intelligence’s growing danger if left unchecked after winning the Nobel Prize in Physics. Professor Hinton, 76, said he was “flabbergasted” to be awarded the honour, which he shares with Princeton University’s John Hopfield. While his work has laid the foundationsContinue Reading
Geoffrey Hinton, a British-Canadian scientist who warned that artificial intelligence (AI) could wipe out humanity, has won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics. Prof Hinton, 76, who is often referred to as the “godfather of AI”, shares the honour with John Hopfield, of Princeton University. Although his work laid theContinue Reading
