Paris, France - Scientists said Wednesday that they had created an AI model able to predict medical diagnoses years in advance, building on the same technology behind consumer chatbots like ChatGPT. Based on a patient's case history, the Delphi-2M AI "predicts the rates of more than 1,000 diseases" years into...
Scientists launch hub to channel quantum power for good
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Scientists will work to channel the huge emerging power of quantum computers for the common good at a new institute opening in Geneva on Tuesday, its founders said. The Open Quantum Institute is calling on researchers from around the world to pinpoint the most promising future applications for...Scientists in UK create new fusion record
LONDON, UK - Scientists in Britain announced on Thursday they had smashed a record for generating fusion energy in the final experiment using the Joint European Torus (JET) machines. Nuclear fusion is the same process that the sun uses to generate heat. Proponents believe it could one day help tackle climate...NASA capsule brings to Earth first major asteroid sample
Dugway, United States-- A seven-year space voyage came to its climactic end Sunday when a NASA capsule landed in the desert in the US state of Utah, carrying to Earth the largest asteroid samples ever collected. Scientists have high hopes for the sample, saying it will provide a better understanding of...
Ancient Egypt artists altered their work, new study reveals
Paris, France--From subtly shifting the position of Ramses II's sceptre, to touch-ups on a necklace or headdress, ancient Egyptian artists were more creative than previously thought, according to a study published Wednesday. Using new portable imaging and chemical analysis techniques, an international team of scientists took a fresh look at paintings...Webb telescope captures ‘breathtaking’ images of Orion Nebula
An international research team on Monday revealed the first images of the Orion Nebula captured with the James Webb Space Telescope, leaving astronomers "blown away." The stellar nursery is situated in the constellation Orion, 1,350 light-years away from Earth, in a similar setting in which our own solar system was...
‘Mystery’ boson finding contradicts understanding of universe
The W boson governs what is called the weak force, one of the four fundamental forces of nature, and therefore a pillar of the Standard Model.Scientists’ network plans civil disobedience to highlight climate crisis
The world has seen a crescendo of deadly extreme weather amplified by rising temperatures -- heatwaves, wildfires, flooding, storms.
The scientists helping farmers kick the chemical habit
Researchers are considering a mutual fund to compensate farmers in the event of losses linked to the reduction of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.Dubai Academic Health Corporation embarks on four-pronged future plan
The Dubai Academic Health Corporation has agreed on four bases as a part of its strategic plans and future goals. The bases include Care: to set the global standard for evidence-based patient care and outcomes; Learning: to deliver transformative education and a future-ready workforce. The other two bases cover Discovery:...Scientists appeal for immediate climate action at COP26
More than 200 scientists told the COP26 summit Thursday to take immediate action to halt global warming, warning in an open letter that some climate change impacts were "irreversible" for generations. The central task of the Glasgow meeting is to implement the Paris Agreement, with its goal of limiting temperature...
Bioscience firm to bring back extinct woolly mammoth
New company Colossal, capitalizing on a partnership with a Harvard geneticist, said its species "de-extinction" effort has the potential to anchor a working model for restoring damaged or lost ecosystems and thereby help slow or even halt the effects of climate change.
Speed up Covid-19 origin studies: WHO
Locating origins of the pandemic began important for establishing the origins of all future animal-human spillover events, WHO said.
Scientists convert paralyzed man’s brain waves to speech
In a world's first, US researchers have developed a neuroprosthetic device that successfully translated the brain waves of a paralyzed man into complete sentences.Saudi scientists testing a new technique to freeze carbon emissions
New testing is about half the cost of existing carbon capture techniques The cryogenic technology hopes to capture up to 25 tons a day from a power plant A pioneering technique is being tested by a team of scientists at Jeddah-based King Abdullah University of Science and Technology for freezing...
