Scientists are using machine learning to forecast bird migration and identify birds in flight by their calls
With chatbots like ChatGPT making a splash, machine learning is playing an increasingly prominent role in our lives.
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Poisons are a potent tool for murder in fiction – a toxicologist explains how some dangerous chemicals kill
People have used poisons throughout history for a variety of purposes: to hunt animals for food, to treat diseases and to achieve nefarious ends like murder and assassination.
Does this cause cancer? How scientists determine whether a chemical is carcinogenic – sometimes with controversial results
Unfortunately, exposure to certain chemicals can cause harmful health effects, including cancer.
Rural Americans aren’t included in inflation figures – and for them, the cost of living may be rising faster
When the Federal Reserve convenes at the end of January 2023 to set interest rates, it will be guided by one key bit of data: the U.S. inflation rate.
Talking across the political aisle isn’t a cure-all - but it does help reduce hostility
Simmering tension in American politics came to a head two years ago, when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol to try to overthrow the results of the 2020 presidential election.
What is affirmative action, anyway? 4 essential reads
Race-conscious affirmative action in college admissions could soon be a thing of the past.
What is déjà vu? Psychologists are exploring this creepy feeling of having already lived through an experience before
Have you ever had that weird feeling that you’ve experienced the same exact situation before, even though that’s impossible?
Solar geoengineering might work, but local temperatures could keep rising for years
Imagine a future where, despite efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions quickly, parts of the world have become unbearably hot. Some governments might decide to “geoengineer” the planet by spraying substances into the upper atmosphere to form fine reflective aerosols – a process known as stratospheric aerosol injection.
Giorgia Meloni – the political provocateur set to become Italy’s first far-right leader since Mussolini
In the autumn of 1922, Benito Mussolini, the ambitious and charismatic founder of the Fascist Party, became Italy’s youngest prime minister – seizing power in a march on Rome that ushered in a dark period of totalitarian rule.