How worried should you be about an AI apocalypse? pred 11 urami in 20 minutami Fears that artificial intelligence could rise up to wipe out humanity are understandable given our steady diet of sci-fi stories depicting just that, but what is the real risk? Matthew Sparkes looks at what the experts say(New Scientist)
Multipurpose anti-viral pill may treat colds, norovirus, flu and covid pred 14 urami in 20 minutami AI predicted that a forgotten breast cancer drug could be repurposed to treat many respiratory and gastrointestinal viruses, and subsequent animal tests suggests it may be right(New Scientist)
How a DIY worm farm can compost food scraps, paper or a whole kangaroo pred 14 urami in 21 minutami For those who want a little help composting, take a cue from James Woodford’s experience raising worms – both the small colony of wrigglers he keeps in a sensible bin in his city garden and the dumpster-sized worm farm he has that can turn even animal carcasses into nutrient-dense soil(New Scientist)
Surprise fossil discoveries push back the evolution of complex animals pred 1 dnevom, 4 urami in 21 minutami A fossil bed in China containing animals up to 554 million years old suggests that we may have to reconsider the idea that life suddenly diversified during the Cambrian explosion(New Scientist)
Bumblebees surprise scientists by showing a sense of rhythm pred 1 dnevom, 4 urami in 21 minutami Recognising rhythmic patterns was thought to require a big brain, but a series of experiments has shown that buff-tailed bumblebees have this ability, too(New Scientist)
Unprecedented insight into memory champion's brain reveals his tricks pred 1 dnevom, 9 urami in 21 minutami Nelson Dellis credits techniques like the method of loci for his extraordinary memory. Now, brain scans have revealed the parts of his brain that this approach taps into, and how we can use it to improve our own recall(New Scientist)
We may have just glimpsed the universe's first stars pred 1 dnevom, 9 urami in 56 minutami A galaxy spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope, known as Hebe, that existed just 400 million years after the big bang appears to contain extremely pure and young stars(New Scientist)
I have been bitten by more than 200 snakes – on purpose pred 1 dnevom, 11 urami in 21 minutami If you are unlucky enough to have been bitten by a snake, you are unlikely to want to repeat the experience. Not so for Tim Friede, who intentionally exposes himself to deadly bites in the hope of developing a treatment for the 5 million people who are bitten each year(New Scientist)
