Plastic bottles dumped in rivers can travel thousands of kilometres
2 December 2020
Tracking the movements of plastic bottles released along the Ganges river shows they can travel as far as 3000 kilometres in less than 100 days.
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Heat inside Mars may have melted ice and made watery habitats for life
2 December 2020
Geothermal energy on Mars may have melted ice below the planet’s surface billions of years ago, creating an environment that could have been suitable for life
Google's AI can keep Loon balloons flying for over 300 days in a row
2 December 2020
An artificially intelligent pilot created by Google and Loon can keep huge stratospheric balloons in the air for hundreds of days at a time to act as floating cell towers in remote areas
UK takes step towards world's first nuclear fusion power station
2 December 2020
The UK has embarked on a step to building the world’s first nuclear fusion power station, by launching a search for a 100-plus hectare site where it can be plugged into the electricity grid
Bird beak extra sense evolved more than 70 million years ago
2 December 2020
Some birds can detect the movement of hidden prey by plunging their beaks into soil or water – and the “sixth sense” may have begun to evolve in predatory dinosaurs
Health impacts of climate change have reached 'worrying' levels
1 December 2020
The impacts of climate change on people’s health around the world, including deaths due to heatwaves, are at their “most worrying” since an international initiative began tracking them five years ago
Superintelligence review: A fun take on the AI apocalypse storyline
25 November 2020
In Superintelligence, Melissa McCarthy plays a character who must show a sentient AI that humanity is worth saving. The film is a strange but captivating mix of rom-com sci-fi and action
