‘Vampire’ hedgehog among 234 new species identified in Asia
The vampire-like Hylomys macarong hedgehog Alexei V. Abramov An extraordinary 234 new species were described by scientists in the Greater Mekong region of South-East Asia
The US Navy wants to use quantum computers for war games and much more
The US Navy’s Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Hampton MC2 Chase Stephens/U.S. Navy/Alamy The US Navy has a long wish list of applications for
The ancient board games we finally know how to play – thanks to AI
In the 1970s, in a grave in a Bronze Age cemetery in Shahr-i Sokhta, Iran, an incredible object was unearthed next to a human skull:
AI found a new way to create quantum entanglement
AI found a new way to entangle particles of light luchschenF/Shutterstock Quantum entanglement just got easier, thanks to artificial intelligence. Researchers discovered a new procedure
New forms of animals made by fusing several comb jellies together
A warty comb jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi) Andrey Nekrasov / Alamy Stock Photo It may be the closest scientists have yet come to creating Frankenstein’s monster.
Most comprehensive picture yet of how organs age at different rates
Someone’s kidneys could be a decade older, biologically, than their brain Christian Kitzmuller/Alamy Our organs appear to age at different rates, with our lungs and
Bird flu may be adapting to become more infectious to humans
Bird flu has been spreading in wild animals for years but it is now adapting to humans Vuk Valcic//SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The threat
Hunter-gatherers built a massive fish trap in Belize 4000 years ago
Satellite image showing channels that formed part of an ancient fishery, and Mayan sites nearby Google Earth Archaeologists have discovered a massive network of ancient
Common chemical in drinking water hasn’t been tested for safety
Millions of US residents may be drinking water containing the potentially harmful compound Yiu Yu Hoi/Getty Images A common disinfectant in drinking water breaks down
We may have solved the mystery of what froze Earth’s inner core
How did Earth’s inner core freeze solid? Rost9/Shutterstock A high concentration of carbon within Earth’s inner core could explain a long-standing mystery about how the