Новости за 08.02.2023

By analysing brain scans of asleep and awake people, researchers have found that the amount of entropy our brains produce varies with consciousness

Researchers, biotech companies hope to use finding to treat ALS

Very little debris should be able to survive for long in the area near Mercury, but the innermost planet seems to orbit the sun alongside a ring of dust that researchers can’t explain

Launching a million tonnes of moon dust around Earth could dim sunlight across our planet by 1.8 per cent. This would reduce the global temperature, but whether it would be worth the resources, and the risks involved in such a strategy, are unclear

Launching a million tonnes of moon dust around Earth could dim sunlight across our planet by 1.8 per cent. This would reduce the global temperature, but whether it would be worth the resources, and the risks involved in such a strategy, are unclear

Researchers have identified a brain pathway in mice that governs the development of opioid tolerance. If the same exists in humans, treatments that inhibit it could prevent opioid addiction

Better recognition and understanding of a lesser-known form of broken heart syndrome, takotsubo syndrome, could be key to protection from sudden cardiac death, says Sian Harding

Female orcas in the north Pacific hunt and share food with their adult male offspring, and this seems to limit their chances of having more calves

People with chronic fatigue syndrome have less of a kind of gut bacteria that produces inflammation-fighting molecules, suggesting a possible target for new treatments

Burial chamber from time of King Midas reveals there was a severe three-year drought around the time Hittite cities were abandoned

Quaoar, a dwarf planet in our solar system, has a ring of debris orbiting it that is far further out than we thought the laws of physics allow

A question-based format helps candidates prioritise what to tell recruiters

Medium-density amorphous ice has a structure and density similar to liquid water

Researchers highlight barriers to their work and steps for overcoming them

I presented ChatGPT with a sample of text encoded with a WWII German ENIGMA machine. It bounced back that it would need the key to be able to decode the message. I gave it the key, it told me that it could not decode it without access to an ENIGMA machine or a simulation of … Continue reading "ChatGPT decrypts German Enigma machine messages"

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Shaken and chilled — but not stirred — ordinary frozen water turns into something different: a newly discovered form of ice made of a jumble of molecules with unique properties.

Males are a lifelong burden to their mothers

Science leaders call for new secretary of state Michelle Donelan to make resolving Horizon Europe dispute a top priority

National academies report finds that disrepair of NIST facilities threatens U.S. economic growth

Social media platform’s intent to increase revenue could end or limit many research projects

Former behemoth government department split into new science, energy, and trade ministries

Fires in central and southern Chile, exacerbated by extreme temperatures and megadrought, have led to at least 26 deaths and burned more than 2700 square kilometres

To prevent extinctions and protect habitats, the US has started building wildlife corridors around major roads and cities. A moose spotting is the latest sign that these efforts seem to be paying off

The start-up uses high-throughput experiments to speed up discovery

Artificial intelligence is being used to detect harassment in verbal communications for gaming and VR platforms, but such AIs face challenges in keeping up with evolving forms of extreme speech