Science News Briefs from around the World: May 2023
New research has discovered why male quolls, a species of endangered Australian marsupials, tend to die after one mating season. The research used radio trackers and found that the quolls ...
New research has discovered why male quolls, a species of endangered Australian marsupials, tend to die after one mating season. The research used radio trackers and found that the quolls ...
A spiral of light resembling a galaxy spotted in the sky over Alaska on 14 April caused confusion among enthusiasts of the Northern Lights. However, the phenomenon was actually caused ...
A modified form of Botox, derived from the botulinum protein, has been engineered to provide long-term pain relief for patients with nerve injuries. Current treatments for the approximately seven out ...
Scientists mapped nearly 1,000 ancient Maya settlements in Guatemala using lasers fired from an airplane. The technique revealed pyramids, reservoirs and canals, laying bare the stunning breadth and interconnectivity of ...
A computer science student at the University of Vermont has connected a Furby toy to OpenAI's popular chatbot, ChatGPT, creating a disembodied, eye and beak-only cybernetic creation. In a video ...
A rocky Earth-sized exoplanet called YZ Ceti b has been found around a star located about 12 light years away from Earth, exhibiting one of the unique criteria for inhabiting ...
Parts of Scotland will be able to see the Northern Lights tonight, following heightened activity on the sun. A coronal hole, from where very fast solar winds are emitted, has ...
Australian firm Vow has produced a meatball made out of cells from the woolly mammoth, which went extinct thousands of years ago. The demonstration, which makes use of cells from ...
Microsoft has introduced chatbot Bing, which uses AI technology to update its search engine, but the company is now limiting the number of questions users can ask the bot after ...
A group of university students in China has created a remote kissing device for people in long-distance relationships. The 3D silicone gadget has a mouth-shaped module triggered through a kiss, ...