A recent study led by Cardiff University suggests that complex life on Earth may have begun much earlier than previously thought around 2.1 billion years ago, reports Sky News. This challenges the existing belief that animal life emerged approximately 635 million years ago.
Researchers have wondered how an alligator-size arthropod lived more than 300 million years ago. The discovery of an intact Arthropleura head offers new insights.
Cockroaches have been on Earth far longer than humans and may outlast us. Here are a few reasons why.
Facebook owner Meta said on Friday it was releasing a batch of new AI models from its research division, including a "Self-Taught Evaluator" that may offer a path toward less human involvement in the AI development process. The release follows Meta's introduction of the tool in an August paper, which detailed how it relies upon the same "chain of thought" technique used by OpenAI's recently released o1 models to get it to make reliable judgments about models' responses. Meta's researchers used entirely AI-generated data to train the evaluator model, eliminating human input at that stage as well.
A comet which was last seen 80,000 years ago is now visible in the North East
The diminishing returns from each new iteration of LLMs are making it clear that we’re nearing the top of the S-curve for this particular technology.
This week, marvel at giant tube worms living beneath hot springs on the ocean floor, watch SpaceX catch a rocket booster, learn why humans love carbs, and more.
The Orionid meteor shower is one of the most reliable meteor showers in the annual calendar, visible from across the globe
It wasn't with aliens, but students at Jaanimmarik School in Kuujjuaq recently had an extraterrestrial encounter.The voice of American astronaut Nick Hague was beamed into the school's gymnasium to dozens of students on Oct. 11, directly from the International Space Station. Some students had the chance to have their voices beamed right back. The conversation was possible as the space station — travelling about 28,000 kilometres per hour — flew over a high frequency radio antenna in the Italian
Philip Zimbardo, the psychologist behind the controversial "Stanford Prison Experiment" in which participants playing prison guards became abusive, has died aged 91. Stanford University announced his death on Friday, saying he died at his home in San Francisco. Professor Zimbardo's research included persuasion, hypnosis, cults, shyness, time perspective, altruism, and compassion.
When Copenhagen zoo cut up a giraffe as kids looked on it caused global outrage – Life and Other Problems charts a path between Darwin and Disney to explore what the scandal teaches us animal-human relations
Try, test and try again: Beauty’s scientific leading ladies take the same approach to innovation as they do to increasing representation.
October’s full moon is the third of 2024’s four supermoons
Fusion reactors get hot − scientists need materials that can take the heat without deforming and deteriorating.
"Was this from a smart person's brain or from a dumb person?" a Reddit user commented.
New research examines how early humans evolved to eat carbohydrates by studying the duplication of a certain gene that helped shape adaptation to starchy foods.
Milton's estimated damage was on par with the combined damage from Hurricanes Helene, Idalia, and Debby.
The tennis legend is thriving in a completely new sport after retiring earlier this year
BBC Strictly star Wynne Evans and his dance partner Katya Jones found themselves in hot water after last week's live show when an 'in-joke' went wrong
"When I finally took a little peek out of the corner of my eye and saw every single person still standing I could not believe it," the bride said
Ukraine warned of a “huge” escalation risk on Saturday as hundreds of elite North Korean troops were predicted to enter the battlefield within days in support of Russia.
