The New York Times19d
A Century of Human Detritus, Visualized
One figure widely quoted by pest control companies: There are 1,000 pounds of termites for every human on Earth. If you like big numbers, the 2018 report is delicious reading. Recently ...
Indiatimes19d
An AI system has reached human level on a test for 'general intelligence': here's what that means
An AI system like ChatGPT (GPT-4) is not very sample efficient. It was "trained" on millions of examples of human text, constructing probabilistic "rules" about which combinations of words are most ...
Indiatimes20d
OpenAI's o3 system has reached human level on a test for 'general intelligence'
An AI system like ChatGPT (GPT-4) is not very sample efficient. It was "trained" on millions of examples of human text, constructing probabilistic "rules" about which combinations of words are most ...
The Conversation22d
An AI system has reached human level on a test for ‘general intelligence’. Here’s what that means
Michael Timothy Bennett receives funding from the Australian government. Elija Perrier receives funding from the Australian government. A new artificial intelligence (AI) model has just achieved ...
The Sun22d
First person in UK to have ALL her major organs transplanted dies aged 46 – over decade after groundbreaking operations
THE first person in the UK to have all of her major organs transplanted has died aged 46 - more than a decade after her ground-breaking operations. Allison Angell suffered from cystic fibrosis and ...
ZME Science22d
How Our Human Lineage Broke All the Rules of Vertebrate Evolution
However, a new study from the University of Cambridge has unveiled a strikingly unconventional pattern in human evolution. Researchers found that the rate of emergence of new species in our ...
Indiatimes23d
The first teaser for the upcoming fantasy rom-com 'Human From Today' engages the audience
However, a fateful encounter with narcissistic soccer player Kang Si Yeol accidentally turns her human. Now, facing an ultimatum to fully embrace humanity or vanish, Eun Ho navigates this unwanted ...
Phys.org23d
Microbiome study finds bacteria in human gut rarely update their CRISPR defense systems
Within the human digestive tract are trillions of bacteria ... most well-known defenses against these viruses is the CRISPR system, which evolved in bacteria to help them recognize and chop ...
ABC News25d
Genetically modified pigs offer hope for human transplant organ shortage
"So we're actually adding a gene that inhibits the immune system right to the organ. And so ultimately now we've knocked out or deleted four pig genes and added six human genes." Many of the farm ...
MIT Technology Review27d
Digital twins of human organs are here. They’re set to transform medical treatment.
That’s not the case for all of us, I’m reminded, as I look inside a cardboard box containing around 20 plastic hearts—each a replica of a real human one ... The plastic organs are just ...
C&EN27d
Effects of Microplastic Exposure on Human Digestive, Reproductive, and Respiratory Health: A Rapid Systematic Review
Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, United ...
Phys.org28d
Astronaut-on-a-chip: Multi-organ tissue chips simulate space radiation's impact on human health
Cue the multi-organ-on-a-chip (multi-OOC), a more accurate representation of individual human physiology. Already developed at Columbia University, this plug-and-play system allows for patient ...