An AI system has reached human level on a test for ‘general intelligence’. Here’s what that means
OpenAI’s o3 model scored at human level on a benchmark test for artificial general intelligence – far higher than any results ...
Boxing Day tsunami: here’s what we have learned in the 20 years since the deadliest natural disaster in modern history
On Boxing Day 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia set off a tsunami which killed almost 250,000 people. It ...
Which infectious disease is likely to be the biggest emerging problem in 2025?
With COVID in retreat (thanks to highly effective vaccines), the three infectious diseases causing public health officials ...
Ten films that bend, stretch and play with time, from Citizen Kane to Memento
Few films play with the concept of time as joyfully as Robert Zemeckis’s 1980s classic, and no list of this type would be ...
The secret world of plants living in our limestone pavements
The first survey since the 1970s into the plants that grow in the cracks in limestone pavements has thrown up some ...
Dambusters raid: a feat of courage and skill whose cost outweighed its achievement
The Dambusters raid involved 19 Lancaster bombers of 617 Squadron. Each had a crew of seven. Eight failed to return. Of the ...
From dead galaxies to mysterious red dots, here’s what the James Webb telescope has found in just 3 years
The James Webb Space Telescope is celebrating three years from its launch. Its discoveries have already changed our understanding of the early universe.
Tahukah kamu bahwa Sinterklas terinspirasi dari sosok nyata yang melawan ketidakadilan?
St Nicholas, yang menjadi inspirasi karakter Sinterklas, memiliki sisi pahlawan. Ini ditunjukkan oleh dokumen sejarah.
Auprès d’une équipe de déminage en Ukraine, le pays le plus miné au monde
La Russie a disséminé des millions de mines en Ukraine. Une ONG, qui emploie aujourd’hui l’ancien ambassadeur d’Australie à ...
Le Smong, ce savoir ancestral qui a permis aux habitants de l’île indonésienne de Simeulue de survivre au tsunami de 2004
Malgré leur proximité avec l'épicentre du tsunami de 2004, les habitants de Simeulue ont presque tous survécu. Car ils ont ...
Coupures de subventions en Pays de la Loire : quand les politiques oublient ce qu’ils doivent à la culture
I've worked on the business side here for the last 18 months, and l often end up saving stories to read afterward, not ...
Comment rendre les robots plus adaptables aux besoins de leurs collaborateurs humains
Certains robots sont très impressionnants, mais pour l’instant ils sont un peu… bêtas. L’intelligence artificielle pourrait ...