Study Shows AI-Generated Fake Reports Fool Experts
It’s possible for artificial intelligence systems to generate false information in critical fields like medicine and defense that is convincing enough to fool experts.
Category: Science
If Everyone on Earth Sat In the Ocean at Once, How Much Would Sea Level Rise?
What would happen if everyone on Earth went for an ocean swim at once? The total rise in sea level would be about 0.00012 of an inch, or less than 1/1000th of an inch. It turns out the oceans are enormous – and humans are just a drop in the bucket.
Rest to Time Travel
Imagine that as you are sitting on your lawn chair, a rocket will be passing by at about 86 % the speed of light. Let us take it a step further and consider that you have a laser based clock consisting of a rod with parallel mirrors and, whenever fired, it would take the laser one second to travel to the top mirror, reflect off of it, and travel back to the bottom mirror.
What’s the Difference Between an Outbreak, an Epidemic and a Pandemic?
A pandemic on the other hand refers to a worldwide epidemic, which could have started off as outbreak, escalated to the level of an epidemic and eventually spread to a number of countries across continents.
How We Discovered the Vampire Bat That Has Learned To Drink Human Blood
When we compared our vampire bat DNA sequences with those obtained from goats, pigs, cows, dogs, chickens and humans, we found that Diphylla had consumed blood from chickens and humans.
What a Link Between Chocolate and Nobel Prizes Reveals About Our Trust in Scientists
In 2012, Dr Franz Messerli published a short article in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine that took a good hard look at the cognitive benefits of chocolate consumption. As chocolate contains flavanols, thought to facilitate brain cell connections and boost thinking skills, such a study seems to make sense.
Why Face Masks Can Make Eyes Feel Dry, and What You Can Do About It
Face masks help reduce coronavirus transmission, which has prompted mandates and expert recommendations for their use where social distancing is difficult. As the world emerges from shutdowns, wearing face masks for extended periods of time in settings such as offices will increase.
Are You a Cat Whisperer? How to Read Fluffy’s Facial Expressions
While cats may seem mysterious, their behaviour can help us to understand how they are feeling. The position of a cat’s body, head, ears and tail are all telltale hints.
COVID-19 Basics Explained
COVID-19 causes similar symptoms to the flu. Fever is the most common symptom, occurring in almost 88% of cases, while a dry cough is the next most common.
Buildings Grown by Bacteria — New Research Is Finding Ways to Turn Cells Into Mini-Factories for Materials
Researchers used photosynthetic cyanobacteria to help grow a structural building material – and they managed to keep it alive.
Fossil Find Suggests Homo Erectus Emerged 200,000 Years Earlier Than Thought
The fossil find could represent an important shift in the simple narrative that all early species of human ancestry are East African.
China’s Quantum Satellite Enables First Totally Secure Long-Range Messages
Micius is the world’s first quantum communications satellite and has, for several years, been at the forefront of quantum encryption.
COVID-19 Is Probably Lab Grown, Nobel Prize Winner Says – His Claims Are Rejected by the Scientific Community
Professor Luc Montagnier, a French Nobel Prize winner, said in an interview that the Covid-19 virus is partially lab grown. His research showed that it contains small sequences from HIV, the AIDS virus.
Why Soil Smells So Good After It Rains
Did you ever wonder what causes that earthy smell that rises after a light summer rain? That mysterious scent has been called “petrichor”.
Why Wear Face Masks in Public? Here’s What the Research Shows
Face masks in public are not perfect shields against Covid-19. However, they do offer a basic level of protection, which is better than nothing.
DO NOT USE IBUPROFEN TO TREAT COVID-19, WARNS FRENCH HEALTH MINISTER
The French Health Minister, Olivier Veran, said that anti-inflammatory drugs, such as Ibuprofen and Cortisone may worsen coronavirus infection.
NEW COVID-19 RAPID TEST APPROVED BY FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new COVID-19 test that is able to provide results in three and half hours, which is about ten times faster than usual.
NASA Approves the Name Proposed by a 13-Year-Old Kid for Its New Mars Rover
NASA announced in a press conference that the name of its 2020 Mars rover is going to be Perseverance. This name was proposed by Alex Mather, a 13-year-old from Virginia.
New Research Reveals the Devastating Effect of Public Surveillance Cameras
We are being observed by cameras everywhere. Research shows that this exposure is affecting not only the way how we act, but also how we think.
Billie Eilish and Tourette’s: Our New Study Reveals What It’s Really Like To Live With the Condition
The American singer Billie Eilish recently spoke to her fans about having struggled with Tourette’s syndrome since she was a child.
Expert Conversation: Using Open Source Drug Discovery To Help Treat Neglected Disease
The Open Source Drug Discovery project, launched in 2008 by biophysicist Samir Brahmachari, aims to develop low-cost treatments for neglected diseases.
Research Fraud: The Temptation To Lie – and the Challenges of Regulation
The number of scandals in which researchers have been exposed as having falsified their data raises the issue of how we should deal with research fraud.
HOW CONTAGIOUS IS THE WUHAN CORONAVIRUS AND CAN YOU SPREAD IT BEFORE SYMPTOMS START?
It’s possible for children and young people to be infectious without having Wuhan coronavirus symptoms. This makes airport screening less useful.
How To Make the Perfect Cup of Coffee – With a Little Help From Science
The quality of a cup of coffee depends on the coffee’s origin, its roast and the water chemistry. The brewing way plays a big role in the overall flavor.
Parents Want the HPV Vaccine for Their Sons – New Research
HPV vaccine is important for boys too, research suggests. More than 80% of sexually active people will be exposed to HPV in their lifetime.