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Interstellar Winter: Did Galactic Clouds Cause An Ice Age On Earth?
Posted in Science on 18th Jun, 2024
by Alex Muller
The scientists simulated this scenario, and found the cloud could have blocked the heliosphere for anywhere from a few centuries to a million years, leaving Earth fully exposed to particles in the cloud during that time.
Kidneys In Space: Why A Trip To Mars Could End In Dialysis
Posted in Highlights from UCL, Medicine, Science on 18th Jun, 2024
by Alex Muller
"Our study highlights the fact that if you're planning a space mission, kidneys really matter."
Breaking Into AI's Black Box: Anthropic Maps The Mind Of Its Claude Large Language Model
Posted in Science, Software on 13th Jun, 2024
by Alex Muller
That's easier said than done because the latest generation of AI models encode information in patterns of activity, rather than particular neurons or groups of neurons.
AI Unearths Nearly a Million Potential Antibiotics to Take Out Superbugs
Posted in Medicine, Science on 13th Jun, 2024
by Alex Muller
"We have been able to just accelerate the discovery of antibiotics."
The First Soil Sample From the Far Side of the Moon Is Headed Home on China’s Chang’e-6
Posted in Science on 13th Jun, 2024
by Alex Muller
The mysterious far side of the moon is a challenging target for space missions. But China has now completed its second successful touchdown and collected a sample of lunar soil, which is currently on its way back to Earth.