An AI trained to spot hidden objects can see through camouflage
12 May 2020
An AI trained to spot objects hidden against a background is able to see through camouflage and outperforms existing algorithms at the task
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UK plan for green heating will take 1500 years to hit 2050 target
11 May 2020
Details of a UK plan to reduce carbon emissions by switching to green heating sources falls a long way short of a 2050 target set by government climate advisers – at the proposed funding rate, it will take 1500 years
New Zealand is close to wiping out covid-19 - can it return to normal?
8 May 2020
New Zealand is on track to eliminate covid-19 altogether, but keeping the virus out for good will be a challenge, and the economic impacts are likely to hurt
Egyptian pyramids really were aligned with the compass points
7 May 2020
Many ancient monuments are claimed to be aligned to celestial phenomena, but we now have the first statistical evidence this is the case for the Egyptian pyramids
Scratching is contagious among strangers – if you are an orangutan
1 May 2020
For orangutans, scratching is contagious – but unexpectedly, the behaviour is transmitted more between individuals that do not know each other well
