Science

Robot learns how to clean a washbasin

Robots are supposed to do boring or unpleasant jobs for us. However, tedious tasks such as cleaning the bathroom are…

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Hurricane Helene’s gravity waves revealed by NASA’s AWE

On Sept. 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene slammed into the Gulf Coast of Florida, inducing storm surges and widespread impacts on…

2 years ago

Five minutes of extra exercise a day could lower blood pressure

New research suggests that adding a small amount of physical activity -- such as uphill walking or stair-climbing -- into…

2 years ago

Climate change parching the American West even without rainfall deficits

Higher temperatures caused by anthropogenic climate change made an ordinary drought into an exceptional drought that parched the American West…

2 years ago

Toward better surgical outcomes in patients undergoing knee replacement surgery

When performing knee replacement surgery, also called total knee arthroplasty, doctors traditionally try to align the hip, knee, and ankle…

2 years ago

Despite its impressive output, generative AI doesn’t have a coherent understanding of the world

Large language models can do impressive things, like write poetry or generate viable computer programs, even though these models are…

2 years ago

An extra year of education does not protect against brain aging, study finds

Thanks to a 'natural experiment' involving 30,000 people, researchers at Radboud university medical center were able to determine very precisely…

2 years ago

Persistent problems with AI-assisted genomic studies

University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers are warning that artificial intelligence tools gaining popularity in the fields of genetics and medicine can…

2 years ago

Bacteria breakthrough could accelerate mosquito control schemes

Mosquito larvae grow faster if they're exposed to particular bacteria, according to a new study that could help global health…

2 years ago

Increased rates of severe human infections caused by Streptococcus subspecies

A concerning increase in global rates of severe invasive infections becoming resistant to key antibiotics has a team of infectious…

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