HELSINKI — European-Chinese cooperation in lunar exploration may end despite successful cooperation on the ongoing Chang’e-6 mission. ESA provided a payload for China’s remote lunar sampler return mission Chang’e-6, which launched on May 3. The mission aims to collect and return samples from the lunar far side, providing unprecedented insights into the moon’s composition and … Read more
The Apple Siri AI icon is appearing on a smartphone, with Apple Intelligence on … [+] background, in this photo illustration in Brussels, Belgium, on June 11, 2024. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images “Siri is getting an AI brain transplant,” wrote Brian X. Chen of the NY Times. With … Read more
Credit: Public Domain Pixabay/CC0 Bacteriophages, viruses that attack and destroy bacteria, are ubiquitous in the natural world where they play a vital role in regulating microbial populations in ways that are not yet well understood. New research led by the University of Utah and University College London (UCL) has found that bacterial plant pathogens are … Read more
WASHINGTON – The four instruments on NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft are returning scientific data for the first time since a computer malfunction last November, as scientists hope to keep the mission going for another decade. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced June 13 that four instruments on the spacecraft, which measure plasma waves, magnetic fields and … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Science of Miracles newsletter. Explore the universe with news of fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. CNN – An amateur paleontologist has discovered a new species of pterosaur, a flying reptile that lived alongside dinosaurs around 100 million years ago. Kevin Petersen, an avocado farmer and curator of the Kronosaurus Korner … Read more
Summary: A new study details how AI and computer simulations train robotic exoskeletons to help users conserve energy while walking, running and climbing stairs. This method eliminates the need for lengthy human-involved experiments and can be applied to various assistive devices. The breakthrough offers significant potential to help those with mobility challenges, increasing access to … Read more
In orange, the location of the Barmaz site, looking south. It is located on the plain, at the foot of the Chablais massif, which rises to an altitude of 2500 m. The site is divided into two contemporary burial areas called Barmaz I (dark blue) and Barmaz II (light blue) (Honegger and Desideri 2003, modified). … Read more
DNY59 Berkshire Hathaway’s ( BRK.A )( BRK.B ) Charlie Munger believed strongly in the power of concentrated portfolios, holding only a few stocks outside of his BRK.A holdings, such as Alibaba ( BABA ) and Costco ( COST ). Personally, me I like to diversify beyond just a few holdings and generally keep about two … Read more
We may be entering a renaissance for human spaceflight research as record numbers of private citizens go into space — and as scientists improve techniques for gathering data for these intrepid test subjects. A sign that rebirth is imminent appeared earlier this week, when the journal Nature published a small batch of papers detailing the … Read more
Economic experts are predicting trouble for President Biden as the nation heads toward a November general election, leaving little time for his administration to fix the stubbornly high inflation plaguing Americans. Inflation currently stands at 3.3% year over year, according to Labor Department statistics. Although it’s down from a near-record high of 9.1% in June … Read more