Gliese 12 b, which orbits a cool, red dwarf star just 40 light-years away, promises to tell astronomers more about how planets close to their stars retain or lose their atmospheres. In this artist’s concept, Gliese 12 b is depicted while maintaining a rarefied atmosphere. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Pain (Caltech-IPAC) Scientists have discovered Gliese 12 b, … Read more
In depth Scientists have suggested that Apple’s Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS) could be exploited to create a global privacy nightmare. In an article titled ‘Surveilling the Masses with Wi-Fi-Based Positioning Systems’, Erik Rye, a PhD student at the University of Maryland (UMD) in the US, and Dave Levin, associate professor at UMD, describe how design … Read more
Planet Earth has been around for 4.5 billion years, anyway, and a lot has changed in that time. What started as a ball of molten, swirling magma eventually cooled and developed a few small tectonic plates; About a few billion years later, the planet was covered in various supercontinent formations and teeming with life. But … Read more
The world is ill-prepared for breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, according to a group of senior experts, including two ‘godfathers’ of AI, who warn that governments have not made sufficient progress in regulating the technology. A shift by tech companies to autonomous systems could “massively increase” the impact of AI and governments need safety regimes that … Read more
By Caitlin Tilley, health reporter for Dailymail.Com 4:12 PM May 20, 2024, updated 4:19 PM May 20, 2024 Two women have revealed what it’s like to live with an incredible condition that has left them remembering what it was like to be a baby. Emily Nash, 18, from Ottawa, Canada, is the youngest known person … Read more