Saturn’s rings may be much older than we thought
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Saturn and its rings as imaged by the Cassini spacecraft in 2016 NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute Saturn’s rings may be much older than previously thought and may have formed around the…
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The earliest known saber-toothed predator hunted 270 million years ago
A reconstruction of the oldest known gorgonopsian Henry Sutherland Sharpe The oldest known saber-toothed animal hunted large prey 270 million years ago – and its newly discovered remains could help…
Whales can hone their singing skills by practicing in the off-season
A humpback whale breaks in Zack Metcalfe Human musicians must practice for thousands of hours to perfect their performance skills, and the same can be true for humpback whales. It…
Is Christmas better now it’s over? Don’t worry, it’s common
Happy now? Assuming you’re reading this issue straight away, it’s the post-Christmas hiatus: that weird in-between time between Christmas and New Year’s when nobody’s quite sure what to do with…
An integrated approach could improve nature, climate and health at once
Tree planting projects help tackle the climate crisis, but they can also affect water supplies Costfoto/NurPhoto/Getty Images The major environmental, social and economic crises facing the world today – involving…
‘Artificial tongue’ can detect chemical composition of alcoholic drinks
Molecular testing can be used to assess beverage quality Evgenii Parilov/Alamy Beverage manufacturers and consumers may soon have a small, portable kit, not much bigger than a covid test, to…
Ultra-thin diamond discs for electronics made with adhesive tape
This thin disc of diamond is also very flexible Nature, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08218-x A new way to make ultra-thin diamond wafers using sticky tape could help produce diamond-based electronics that could…
How the US Supreme Court and Trump could stop a TikTok ban
TikTok is a video sharing social media platform Anatolii Babii / Alamy A US law banning the popular video-sharing app TikTok is due to come into force at the start…
OpenAI’s o3 model passed a test of AI reasoning – but it’s still not AGI
OpenAI announced a breakthrough achievement for its new o3 AI model Rokas Tenys / Alamy OpenAI’s new o3 artificial intelligence model has achieved a groundbreaking high score on a prestigious…
AI beats human experts in distinguishing American whiskey from Scotch
Color, smell, taste and chemical constituents can all be used to distinguish whiskeys Jane Barlow/PA Images/Alamy Artificial intelligence can distinguish Scotch whiskey from American whiskey and identify its strongest aromas…