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Recent detections of clay-bearing bedrock on Jezero’s crater rim have the Perseverance Science Team excited and eager to sample. Written by Alex Jones, Ph.D. candidate at Imperial College London Since finishing its exploration of spherule-rich stratigraphy at Witch Hazel Hill, Perseverance has been exploring the Krokodillen plateau, a relatively low-lying terrain on the outer slopes Continue Reading
Groups of killer whales exhibit strong social behaviour Shutterstock/Tory Kallman Orcas off the west coast of North America are grooming each other with kelp, in a rare sighting of marine mammals manufacturing and using tools. For several years, scientists have been keenly observing 80 endangered killer whales in the segment of the Pacific Ocean between Continue Reading
Development of the benchmark at Hongshan began in 2022, following ChatGPT’s breakout success, as an internal tool for blockessing which models are worth investing in. Since then, led by partner Gong Yuan, the team has steadily expanded the system, bringing in outside researchers and professionals to help refine it. As the project grew more sophisticated, Continue Reading
Through the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, NASA nurtures visionary yet credible concepts that could one day “change the possible” in aerospace, while engaging America’s innovators and entrepreneurs as partners in the journey. These concepts span various disciplines and aim to advance capabilities such as finding resources on distant planets, making space travel safer Continue Reading
mdesigner125/iStockphoto/Getty Images We know the only safe and long-term solution to climate change is cutting our greenhouse gas emissions. But in the face of still-rising emissions and escalating climate impacts, some are considering an option that – until recently – would never have escaped a researcher’s lips without a good deal of trepidation. This story Continue Reading
Metaphysics has something of an iffy reputation. “I think a lot of people think it’s a complete waste of time,” says philosopher Stephen Mumford at the University of Durham, UK, author of Metaphysics: A very short introduction. “They think it’s all just arguing over pointless questions, like, cl***ically, how many angels could dance on the Continue Reading
For the first 2 billion years of life on Earth, our planet was dominated by single-celled bacteria and their cousins, archaea. It was Slimeball Earth, and it would have stayed that way were it not for the single most important merger and acquisition in the history of our planet. This story is part of our Continue Reading
Can you imagine the imprint a four-dimensional hexagon might leave as it p***es through your three-dimensional kitchen table? Probably not, but some people can. One such person was mathematician Alicia Boole Stott, daughter of logician George Boole. Early in the 20th century, she made models of the shapes four-dimensional objects would create when p***ing through Continue Reading
Meaningful friendships might feel like something that should come naturally. We enjoy people’s company or we don’t; we find the same things funny or struggle to laugh together. But the unwritten rules of different kinds of friendship can be surprisingly tricky to navigate. Over the past decade, though, careful research has begun to unravel not Continue Reading
My son is a wizard. He walks into the kitchen, looks at me and utters the magic words: “Can I have a cheese and tomato sandwich, please?” A few minutes later, just such a snack appears in front of him. Other young animals can communicate their desire for food through grunts, tweets and growls. But Continue Reading
