Science

DeepMind AI can predict how drugs interact with proteins

Visualisation of a protein binding to a DNA moleculeScience Photo Library/Alamy An artificial intelligence system can now determine not only…

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Climeworks Mammoth plant: Global capacity to directly suck CO2 from air has just quadrupled

Mammoth is the biggest direct air capture plant in the worldOli Haukur Myrdal/OZZO Photograhy/Climeworks The world’s largest facility for extracting…

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Why criticisms of the proposed Anthropocene epoch miss the point

The concept of the Anthropocene was born at a scientific meeting in Mexico in 2000, conjured by chemist and Nobel…

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It’s time to clean up ‘forever chemicals’ and companies should pay

Shutterstock/peterschrei​ber.media You are probably aware of the term “forever chemicals”, if not entirely clear on the specifics. What they are…

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Why carbon offsetting your flight isn’t the answer

Shutterstock/MaxZolotukh​in It’s that time of year, at least in the northern hemisphere, when people start to plan their summer holidays.…

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Ultrasound therapy could treat lung condition linked to heart failure

Stimulating a nerve in the spleen could treat a rare lung condition with limited long-term therapiesHanna Kuprevich/Alamy Ultrasound therapy could…

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ChatGPT got an upgrade to make it seem more human

OpenAI’s latest model offers a more human-like conversational experienceJIYI Image / Alamy OpenAI announced its newest artificial intelligence model, called…

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Who were the enigmatic Sea Peoples blamed for the Bronze Age collapse?

Ramesses III was one of Egypt’s great warrior pharaohs. A temple he built at Medinet Habu, near the Valley of…

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Alien Earths review: Hunting for extraterrestrial life in Lisa Kaltenegger’s new book

The amazing differences we may find on other planets highlight the basic difficulty in defining lifeRICHARD BIZLEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Alien…

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Bioacoustics: How an audacious sonic survey could help revive damaged rainforests

Giacomo Delgado (above) has walked hundreds of kilometres around Costa Rican forestsJames Dinneen Giacomo Delgado has lost his microphone. As…

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