
Wired - 1 day 23 hours ago
Every year, the prizes recognize the weirdest research that often raises some very serious scientific questions.

How It Works - 2 days 5 hours ago
How well do you know history's worst AI blunders? The post AI Gone Wrong Quiz: Test Your Knowledge on Famous AI Failures appeared first on How It Works .

IEEE Spectrum - 2 days 6 hours ago
DNA is often explained as a codebook or set of instructions for producing proteins, and ultimately, life. Some stretches of DNA, called genes, code for proteins, but the vast majority of DNA is considered "non-coding." Some of it has no known function, while other segments are critical to regulating gene activity. These regulatory elements can interact in complicated ways, and their effects can vary across different cells and tissues. Some also influence genes located far away in the genome...

The Atlantic - 2 days 8 hours ago
Zookeepers are trying a new fix for animal "boredom."...

GeekSpin - 2 days 9 hours ago
A soccer field in Denmark has turned out to be the unlikely hiding place of a medieval secret buried for centuries. Using ground-penetrating radar, archaeologists have uncovered the remarkably well-preserved remains of St. Clare's Convent, a 13th-century complex that was long believed to have been destroyed. The scans have revealed traces of rooms, cloisters, pillars, […] Read the original article here: Scanners reveal centuries-old medieval convent beneath sports field...

Retraction Watch - 2 days 10 hours ago
Taylor & Francis is investigating an article in one of its journals after the editors published an editorial about academic freedom that contains multiple fake references and citation errors. In May, Anastasia Christou and Steve Lambert, coeditors of Journal of Higher and Further Education (JHFE), published an opinion piece about attacks on academic freedom and … Continue reading Editors of higher education journal coauthor editorial with fake references...