Astronomers spot the most powerful and distant ‘odd radio circle’ ever seen
With help from citizen scientists, astronomers have spotted the most powerful "odd radio circle" (ORC) yet. The discovery could give astronomers a better understanding of how these unusual objects — and the galaxies they encircle — form. "ORCs are among the most...
Helping scientists run complex data analyses without writing code
As costs for diagnostic and sequencing technologies have plummeted in recent years, researchers have collected an unprecedented amount of data around disease and biology. Unfortunately, scientists hoping to go from data to new cures often require help from someone...
Human skeleton quiz: What do you know about the bones in your body?
The human skeleton — our internal framework that includes bones and cartilage — evolved over millions of years. It comprises an axial skeleton, which consists of the skull and the spine, as well as an appendicular skeleton, which includes the shoulders, hips, arms and...
Imperial College plans new AI campus in White City
One of London's leading universities has set out its vision for a new academic building in west London specialising in artificial intelligence. Imperial College has started a consultation on plans for the 12-storey facility, which would include a range of research and...
‘AI said I had Lyme disease before a doctor did’
"I felt quite vindicated... if I hadn't persisted, if I hadn't put all of my symptoms into AI I would hate to think where I would have been left by healthcare professionals." It started with ringing in his ears but over a number of years Oliver Moazzezi also...
Why AI is being trained in rural India
What time is SpaceX’s Starship Flight 11 launch today?
Update for 6:30 p.m. ET: NEW LAUNCH TIME - SpaceX is now targeting no earlier than 7:23 p.m. ET (2323 GMT) for tonight's launch of Starship Flight 11. Watch live here and see our live Flight 11 updates. SpaceX plans to launch the 11th test flight of its Starship...
Uranus and Neptune may not be ‘ice giants’ after all, new research suggests
Astronomers have long called Uranus and Neptune the "ice giants" because models suggested that these outer planets' interiors are largely made of mixtures of water, ammonia and other ices — compounds that freeze easily in deep space. But new research reveals that we...
This might be the smallest clump of pure dark matter ever found
A "dark object" detected as an anomalous notch in the arc of a gravitationally warped section of space, could be the smallest clump of pure dark matter yet found. If so, it would further validate the concept of cold dark matter and will help constrain the properties...
$100,000 quadrillion asteroid Psyche may be the product of metal volcanoes, study hints
The asteroid Psyche may have once had vents that spewed molten metal — but only if it is chemically similar to rare, metal-rich meteorites, a new study suggests. The study, which was published online July 31 in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, could...