An AI doctor is analysing heart scans in dozens of hospitals
22 November 2019
Doctors are using artificial intelligence in dozens of hospitals to help them make sense of MRI images of the heart
-
Subject
-
Section
-
Type
-
Topics
-
Author
-
Issue
-
Premium
Swarms of golf ball-sized robots could detect leaks in the sewers
22 November 2019
Swarms of robots could help map out underground networks and detect leaks as they float through pipes
Humans across cultures may share the same universal musical grammar
21 November 2019
Music appears to be made from the same simple building blocks of pitches and chords around the world, upending the prevailing view that universals don’t exist
Huge Earth-like worlds could host reservoirs of water deep underground
21 November 2019
Minerals containing water can exist at much higher pressures than we knew, so they could be hiding oceans’ worth of water deep within giant planets
Convert your dog's age into human years using this new formula
21 November 2019
Conventional wisdom says that one human year is the equivalent of seven dog years, but a new analysis suggests we’ve been getting this all wrong
Wearable artificial kidney works well in first tests in people
21 November 2019
A portable artificial kidney set has been used successfully by 15 people, and could free them from regular haemodialysis sessions
Semen seems to help female fruit flies remember things better
20 November 2019
A molecule in male fruit fly semen boosts females’ long-term memory – the first example of mating playing a role in cognition
Palm oil from Colombia is more climate and wildlife friendly
20 November 2019
Most oil palms in Colombia are planted on land previously used for grazing cattle, rather than land cleared of rainforests, making it a greener choice
Artificial skin could be used to make video games more realistic
20 November 2019
A synthetic skin could help add the sensation of touch to prosthetic hands or give video games a more realistic feel
Married heterosexual men happiest earning 50 per cent more than wives
20 November 2019
Married heterosexual men may be happiest if they earn 60 per cent of their households’ total income and their wives earn 40 per cent, data from the US suggests
