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Meet AGI CPU - a specialist processor that engineers believe will power the next wave of AI - By - Roland Moore-Colyer - published - 23 April 26 - Arm's new chip could be a powerful but efficient conductor for real-world use of agentic AIs.
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Egyptian mummy has part of the 'Iliad' in its abdomen, archaeologists discover - By - Owen Jarus - published - 22 April 26 - A papyrus that contains part of Homer's "Iliad" has been discovered inside the abdomen of a mummy in Egypt. Other mummies at the cemetery had gold tongues.14 hours ago
Artemis moon landing could face long delay while NASA waits for next-generation spacesuits - By - Patrick Pester - published - 22 April 26 - Delays in next-generation spacesuits could push back Artemis moon landings to 2031, an audit by the NASA Office of Inspector General claims.19 hours ago
Gene therapy improves hearing in 90% of patients with inherited deafness in largest trial of its kind - By - Nicoletta Lanese - published - 22 April 26 - A new gene therapy tested in China has improved the hearing of 38 people who were born deaf due to mutations in a gene called OTOF.19 hours ago
'Iran's Maldives' could drown in oil due to spills from air strikes, satellites show - By - Sascha Pare - published - 22 April 26 - Air strikes on oil facilities and oil tankers in the Persian Gulf have unleashed what is set to become an ecological catastrophe, satellite images show.1 hour ago
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NASA's Curiosity rover finds a surprising number of giant 'dragon scales' littered across Mars - By - Harry Baker - published - 22 April 26 - The Curiosity rover snapped a series of peculiar polygons that look suspiciously like giant fossilized reptile scales. Although scientists have seen similar shapes on Mars before, they have never seen such a "dramatically abundant" concentration.20 hours ago
NASA shuts off another Voyager 1 instrument ahead of risky 'Big Bang' maneuver to save power - By - Elizabeth Howell - published - 21 April 26 - After nearly 50 years in space, the two Voyager spacecraft are very low on nuclear power. Voyager 1 just shut off another instrument to save the mission.1 day ago
Florida is facing its most intense drought in 15 years. Here's how it got so bad and how long it will last. By - Sascha Pare - published - 21 April 26 - More than 70% of the state is under "extreme" to "exceptional" drought conditions, and other parts of the U.S. Southeast are similarly affected. But why, and what are the impacts?1 day ago
Neanderthal toddlers grew faster than modern humans, probably because of the harsh environment they evolved in - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 21 April 26 - A new study of a Neanderthal toddler reveals that our closest evolutionary relatives' growth patterns differed from those of modern humans.1 day ago
'Nations need to prepare now': Key Atlantic ocean current is much closer to collapse than scientists thought - By - Sophie Berdugo - published - 21 April 26 - An alarming study claims the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation is weakening more than believed previously. But experts say its findings are far from the final word.1 day ago