James Webb Space Telescope releases dazzling first science images
By Leah Crane The first deep-field image from the James Webb Space TelescopeNASA, ESA, CSA, STScI NASA’s James Webb Space...
Science
Meteorite from Mars traced to crater where it was ejected by impact
Researchers used a supercomputer to analyse thousands of images of craters on Mars to find one that matched the properties...
UK scientists in EU funding limbo after Boris Johnson’s resignation
The government says its plan to launch a new science funding scheme has not changed, but a new prime minister...
The James Webb Telescope’s First Photos Show Its Extraordinary Power
Astronomers and space fans have been waiting years for this moment: The James Webb Space Telescope team has finally made...
UK was worst in Europe for heat pump installations in 2021
Figures from the European Heat Pump Association indicate the UK was bottom of a list of more than 20 European...
Omicron’s Nasty New Variants, and Better Boosters to Battle Them: COVID, Quickly, Episode 34
Tanya Lewis: Hi, and welcome to Covid Quickly, a Scientific American podcast series! Josh Fischman: This is your fast-track update...
Google Engineer Claims AI Chatbot Is Sentient: Why That Matters
“I want everyone to understand that I am, in fact, a person,” wrote LaMDA (Language Model for Dialogue Applications) in...
How to make the best cup of cold-brew coffee
Cold-brew coffee is on the rise. Enthusiasts say it has a smoother, less acidic taste and new research backs this...
James Webb Space Telescope’s first deep-field image is stunning
The first science image from the James Webb Space Telescope, presented by US president Joe Biden on 11 July, is...
See the Oldest View of our Known Universe, Just Revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope
Lee Billings: This is the picture we've all been waiting for the deepest image of the cosmos ever captured. Humanity...
Rocket debris: 10 per cent chance a rocket falling out of the sky will kill someone in the next decade
Humans are sending ever more rockets up into space – bits of them falling back to Earth could result in...
Can particles really be in two places at once?
By Sabine Hossenfelder Russell Knightley/Science Photo Library The following is an extract from our Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Each month,...
Men boost calorie intake in summer because sunlight makes them hungrier
Sunlight hitting the skin seems to boost secretion of an appetite-boosting hormone in men, causing them to eat more in...
Meet the Woman Who Makes the James Webb Space Telescope Work
“Give me a telescope, and I can come up with something good to do with it,” says Jane Rigby, an...
DeepMind AI learns physics by watching videos that don’t make sense
An algorithm created by AI firm DeepMind can distinguish between videos in which objects obey the laws of physics and...
AI Learns What an Infant Knows about the Physical World
If I drop a pen, you know that it won’t hover in midair but will fall to the floor. Similarly,...
PopularPosts
RecentPosts
How to inventory your property for insurance claims
© 2024 Fortune Media IP Limited. All Rights Reserved. Use...
23andMe Class Action Settlement: What You Need to Know To Claim Your Award
Credit: 23andMe via Wikimedia Commons The genetic testing company 23andMe...
‘Biggest Loser Trainer’ Dolvett Quince talks California’s resiliency amidst devastating wildfires
Dolvett Quince, a personal trainer best known for appearing on...
The SEC Is Suing Elon Musk. It’s All in the Timing
With the clock running out on the Biden administration, the...
Blue Ghost, Third Private U.S. Lunar Lander, Launches to the Moon
In the classic country ballad “Ghost Riders in the Sky,”...
Ben Stiller Recalls Article Urging Hollywood to ‘Stop Putting’ Him in Comedies
Ben Stiller still struggles to wrap his head around why...
