Movie clip reconstructed by an AI reading mice’s brains as they watch
Researchers have put together a 30-second movie clip based on a group of mice’s brain activity data that was recorded while they watched the footage
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Nuclear fusion gets a boost from a controversial debunked experiment
A 1989 experiment offered the promise of nuclear fusion without the need for high temperatures, but this “cold fusion” was quickly debunked. Now, some
Dementia cases are rising faster in China than the rest of the world
Cases of dementia doubled worldwide between 1990 and 2021, but more than quadrupled in China during the same period
Social media toxicity can’t be fixed by changing the algorithms
Experiments involving AI chatbots interacting on a simulated social media platform suggest efforts to design out antagonistic user behaviour will not
Fossils reveal what the fur of early mammals looked like
A study of the fossilised fur of six mammals from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods has found they were all greyish-brown in colour, which would hav
China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft begins sampling on far side of the moon
The Chang’e 6 moon lander touched down on 2 June and began collecting lunar rock for China’s second sample-return mission
Moon of Saturn has an equivalent of freshwater rivers and salty oceans
The liquid hydrocarbon seas, lakes and rivers on Titan have varying compositions and signs of active tides or currents
US legislators vote to ban TikTok unless it severs ties with China
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that will require TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app or risk a nationwide ban
Mysterious dark spot on Neptune seen from Earth for the first time
Observations from the Very Large Telescope in Chile suggest Neptune’s blemish is caused by dark particles deep within its atmosphere
Taurine supplements extend lifespan and health in old age in mammals
Mice had longer lives and monkeys stayed healthier as they aged when given taurine supplements