An Artificial Intelligence (AI) system that can predict what a knee X-ray will look like in the future could transform how millions of patients with osteoarthritis are treated, researchers have said. Researchers at the University of Surrey said the developed...
AI couldn’t picture a woman like me – until now
When Jess Smith uploaded a photo of herself into an AI image generator this summer, she wasn't expecting a social experiment. The former Australian Paralympic swimmer wanted to vamp up her headshot and uploaded a full-length photo of her and prompted it really...
Pupils struggle to spot untrue AI content – report
The vast majority of teenagers use artificial intelligence in their schoolwork but many struggle to spot misinformation, a report has suggested. More than 2,000 pupils aged 13 to 18 were asked by Oxford University Press (OUP) how they regarded AI. Just over half said...
ChatGPT will soon allow erotica for verified adults, says OpenAI boss
NASA lays off 550 employees at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in sweeping ‘realignment’ of workforce
Approximately 550 employees of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will be laid off, according to an announcement made on the agency's website on Monday (Oct. 13). The news comes in the midst of an ongoing U.S. government shutdown and the looming threat of the...
Getting even bigger: What’s next for SpaceX’s Starship after Flight 11 success
The biggest and most powerful rocket ever built is about to get even larger. On Monday (Oct. 13), SpaceX launched the 11th test flight of its Starship megarocket, sending the 403-foot-tall (124 meters) vehicle aloft from its Starbase site in South Texas. The...
Solar wind tears a chunk from Comet Lemmon’s tail in incredible new astrophotography images
Astrophotographer Brennan Gilmore has captured spectacular views of the solar wind stripping a vast section from C/2025 A6 (Lemmon)'s tail, as the icy wanderer continues to brighten ahead of its close approach to Earth on Oct. 21. Comet Lemmon has brightened...
Did a NASA exoplanet-hunting balloon really ‘crash’ in Texas? Not according to the scientist behind the flight
A special exemption allowed a NASA-funded weather balloon to launch as planned Oct. 1, despite the ongoing government shutdown that began that day. But news about the balloon, and an exoplanet-hunting experiment on board, got a little confused after touchdown. When...
We were wrong about how the moon’s largest and oldest crater formed — and that’s great news for NASA’s next lunar landing
The largest and oldest crater on the moon did not form as we initially suspected, a new study suggests. The findings hint that a specific region of the lunar surface could be more scientifically interesting than we thought — with big implications for NASA's upcoming...
A woman’s nausea was triggered by a huge mass in her stomach — which doctors dissolved with diet soda
The patient: A 63-year-old woman in Massachusetts The symptoms: The patient went to the emergency department after experiencing nausea and vomiting for about a month, along with decreased appetite. She told doctors that she'd also experienced a burning pain in her...
Google to invest $15bn to build AI data hub in India
Google's parent company Alphabet will invest $15bn (£11.29bn) to build an AI data hub in southern India's Andhra Pradesh state. The facility, which will be set up in the port city of Visakhapatnam, will be part of Google's global network of AI centres spread across 12...
Checking the quality of materials just got easier with a new AI tool
Manufacturing better batteries, faster electronics, and more effective pharmaceuticals depends on the discovery of new materials and the verification of their quality. Artificial intelligence is helping with the former, with tools that comb through catalogs of...