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AI learns to paint in the styles of Van Gogh, Turner and Vermeer
New Scientist - 25 Apr 2019 19:00
Artificial intelligence has learned to to paint in the style of artists including Van Gogh and Turner from just a few examples
Google has created a maths AI that has already proved 1200 theorems
New Scientist - 25 Apr 2019 18:00
An AI made by Google has written mathematical proofs for more than 1200 theorems and may one day go on to tackle problems mathematicians don't know how to solve
Scientists on a Sailboat Just Found Nearly 200,000 Viruses Hiding in Earth's Oceans
Live Science - 25 Apr 2019 17:11One of Stephen Hawking's Most Famous Theories About Black Holes Just Suffered a Huge Blow
Live Science - 25 Apr 2019 13:15Inside Giant Atom Smasher, Physicists See the Impossible: Light Interacting with Light
Live Science - 25 Apr 2019 13:1421 million children miss first dose of measles vaccine every year
New Scientist - 25 Apr 2019 02:01
An estimated 169 million children worldwide have missed out on getting the first dose of a measles vaccine, including more than half a million in the UK
Sleep frees the hippocampus for new memory contents
Neuroscience News - 25 Apr 2019 23:31
A rapid memory system transition from the hippocampus to the posterior parietal cortex is stabilized as we sleep. Sleep and repeated rehearsal of memory jointly contribute to long-term memory consolidation.
The spin doctors: Researchers discover surprising quantum effect in hard disk drive material
Phys.org - 25 Apr 2019 23:28
Scientists find surprising way to affect information storage properties in metal alloy.
Extremely fast winds and high waves are now happening more often
New Scientist - 25 Apr 2019 21:00
Over the past three decades, extreme winds and waves have increased globally, worsening the risk of flooding in coastal communities during storms
The truth about the QWERTY keyboard
New Scientist - 25 Apr 2019 20:15
Why are we stuck with the QWERTY keyboard? The history of the most commonly used keyboard layout is a sometimes murky story of commercial opportunism, critics with ulterior motives and the stubborn persistence of an idea...
Brain scans on movie watchers reveal how we judge people
Neuroscience News - 25 Apr 2019 20:12
Using a combination of movie clips and neuroimaging, researchers find people have positive biases to those they feel are more like them, even if they are unable to see the person's face.
Have people in the UK really been banned from shooting wood pigeons?
New Scientist - 25 Apr 2019 19:36
A legal victory means 16 species of bird, including wood pigeons and crows, can no longer be killed with impunity in the UK
Stem cells from hair follicles have potential to repair myelin sheath in mice
Neuroscience News - 25 Apr 2019 19:18
Melanocyte stem cells from human hair follicles that carry CD34 have the ability to turn into glial cells. The CD34+ stem cells can regenerate myelin, both on neurons and in mouse models with a genetic defect that preven...
High-Altitude Auroras Create 'Speed Bumps' for Satellites
Live Science - 25 Apr 2019 17:47Avengers: Endgame exploits time travel and quantum mechanics as it tries to restore the universe
Phys.org - 25 Apr 2019 17:40
At the end of Avengers: Infinity War half the people (including heroes and villains) in the universe were gone in the snap of a finger from Thanos (Josh Brolin).
Study uncovers new materials interactions that could improve data storage
Phys.org - 25 Apr 2019 17:30
A new study provides insight into multiferroic materials, which could have substantive implications in fields such as data storage.
The science behind Extinction Rebellion's three climate change demands
New Scientist - 25 Apr 2019 17:28
Ministers are expected to meet with climate protestors next week, but what do they want? Rupert Read, of Extinction Rebellion, explains the group's demands
Extinction Rebellion's three demands on climate change explained
New Scientist - 25 Apr 2019 17:28
Ministers are expected to meet with climate protestors next week, but what do they want? Rupert Read, of Extinction Rebellion, explains the group's demands
Neanderthals may have prized golden eagle claws for symbolic value
New Scientist - 25 Apr 2019 17:23
Golden eagle talons with cut marks are commonest find from Neanderthal caves, compared with other birds of prey
Comfort food leads to more weight gain during stress
Neuroscience News - 25 Apr 2019 17:19
A combination of chronic stress and high-calorie diets raised insulin levels tenfold in the amygdala of mice. Prolonged high levels of insulin in the central amygdala resulted in neurons becoming desensitized to insulin....
Ancient Tomb of Mysterious Man Named Tjt Discovered in Egypt
Live Science - 25 Apr 2019 17:11Researchers transmit data via a semiconductor laser, opening the door to ultra-high-speed Wi-Fi
Phys.org - 25 Apr 2019 17:05
You've never heard Dean Martin like this.