Science Feb 25 Artificial intelligence program teaches itself to play Atari games — and it can beat your high score A new artificial intelligence program from Google DeepMind has taught itself how to play classic Atari 2600 games. And it can probably beat your high score.
Education Feb 20 Youtube releases an app, you know, for kids Children’s entertainment giants like Jim Henson TV, DreamWorks, Sesame Street and programs like Thomas the Tank Engine are partnering with YouTube to push content on the new app. Educational programs like National Geographic Kids and YouTube stars like vlogger Hank…
Science Feb 19 A detailed new map of our genome in action Your genome contains thousands of genes, possible instructions that build your cells. So how do cells know which genes to use? A set of markers called the epigenome tells them which genes to turn on and off. But if they…
Science Feb 18 Why weed makes you super hungry, according to science Finally, science has discovered why marijuana gives people the munchies.
Science Feb 12 U.S. headed for a ‘mega-drought’ in 21st century, scientists warn New research published in the journal Science Advances finds that the American Southwest and Great Plains in the 21st century risk the worst drought conditions in more than 1,000 years. By 2050, the U.S. could surpass the “mega-drought” conditions…
Science Feb 10 Why the term ‘three-person baby’ makes doctors wince Parliament's House of Commons just approved further testing on "three-person babies", a technique that would use the genetic material from three people to create a healthy baby. It's a misleading term, scientists say, and it doesn't explain why for some…
Science Feb 05 Hello, Pluto! New Horizons sends its first pictures of the dwarf planet Three billion miles from Earth, the New Horizons space probe sent back its first images of Pluto and its largest moon Charon. Moving at 31,000 miles per hour, New Horizons is set to snap more photos in the coming months,…
Science Feb 04 Smartphone accessory delivers HIV results in 15 minutes With a smartphone and a finger prick, this new device can deliver HIV test results in 15 minutes.
Nation Jan 29 Your ‘anonymous’ credit card data is not so anonymous, study finds Out of an anonymous set of credit card data from millions of people, how easily can you find one person? Very easily, it turns out.
Science Jan 28 Charles H. Townes, inventor of the laser, dies at 99 Charles H. Townes, a renowned physicist who invented the laser and the maser, died in Oakland, California on Tuesday at the age of 99. Townes’ inventions earned him the Nobel Prize in physics in 1964.