Professor Mike Morwood created an international storm with his discovery of Homo floresiensis -- dubbed the Hobbit because of its small size and big feet -- on Flores, an Indonesian island, in 2003. The archaeologist said the Hobbits, who were only about one metre tall and weighed just 30kg, existed on the remote island until about 12,000 years ago. Homo floresiensis is a genuine ancient human species and not a descendant of healthy humans dwarfed by disease found researchers from Stony Broo... Read Full Story
The internet was amazed by images of the world's first warpship recently, and if you're wondering how science got past the fiction so quickly, remember how Leonardo is credited with inventing the helicopter? Despite not knowing any of the relevant aerodynamics, physics, engineering, or having any of the required skills other than "able to draw a pretty picture"? It's the same deal.
Dr Richard Obousy recently gifted the Discovery channel with designs for the first "warpship", and in return t... Read Full Story
The internet was amazed by images of the world's first warpship recently, and if you're wondering how science got past the fiction so quickly, remember how Leonardo is credited with inventing the helicopter? Despite not knowing any of the relevant aerodynamics, physics, engineering, or having any of the required skills other than "able to draw a pretty picture"? It's the same deal.
Dr Richard Obousy recently gifted the Discovery channel with designs for the first "warpship", and in return t... Read Full Story
Professor Mike Morwood created an international storm with his discovery of Homo floresiensis -- dubbed the Hobbit because of its small size and big feet -- on Flores, an Indonesian island, in 2003. The archaeologist said the Hobbits, who were only about one metre tall and weighed just 30kg, existed on the remote island until about 12,000 years ago. Homo floresiensis is a genuine ancient human species and not a descendant of healthy humans dwarfed by disease found researchers from Stony Broo... Read Full Story
What could a criminal do with a speech synthesis system that could
masquerade as a human being? What happens if artificial intelligence
technology is used to mine personal information from smartphones?AI
is becoming the stuff of future scifi greats: A robot that can open
doors and find electrical outlets to recharge itself. Computer viruses
that no one can stop. Predator drones, which, though still controlled
remotely by humans, come close to a machine that can kill autonomously.
Real
... Read Full Story
What could a criminal do with a speech synthesis system that could
masquerade as a human being? What happens if artificial intelligence
technology is used to mine personal information from smartphones?AI
is becoming the stuff of future scifi greats: A robot that can open
doors and find electrical outlets to recharge itself. Computer viruses
that no one can stop. Predator drones, which, though still controlled
remotely by humans, come close to a machine that can kill autonomously.
Real
... Read Full Story
Beyond genomics, biologists and engineers decode the next frontierA team of Princeton biologists and engineers has dramatically improved the speed and accuracy of measuring an enigmatic set of proteins that influences almost every aspect of how cells and tissues function. The new method offers a long-sought tool for studying stem cells, cancer and other problems of fundamental importance to biology and medicine. The research allows scientists an unprecedented look at a special class of prote... Read Full Story
Beyond genomics, biologists and engineers decode the next frontierA team of Princeton biologists and engineers has dramatically improved the speed and accuracy of measuring an enigmatic set of proteins that influences almost every aspect of how cells and tissues function. The new method offers a long-sought tool for studying stem cells, cancer and other problems of fundamental importance to biology and medicine. The research allows scientists an unprecedented look at a special class of prote... Read Full Story
An international team of experts have mapped a huge, incredibly old location, mentioned in the notes of a Russian explorer from half a century ago, buried under hundreds of meters of ice. In an amazing break with tradition this process did not result in the unleashing of ancient horrors, a self-destruct sequence, alien invasion or anyone shooting at Indiana Jones. They've examined the entire Gamburtsev mountain range, 700 meters tall and buried under a kilometer of Antarctica.
The team use... Read Full Story
An international team of experts have mapped a huge, incredibly old location, mentioned in the notes of a Russian explorer from half a century ago, buried under hundreds of meters of ice. In an amazing break with tradition this process did not result in the unleashing of ancient horrors, a self-destruct sequence, alien invasion or anyone shooting at Indiana Jones. They've examined the entire Gamburtsev mountain range, 700 meters tall and buried under a kilometer of Antarctica.
The team use... Read Full Story
