🌾 New rice variety emits 70 percent less methane
Scientists have developed a new rice variety that emits 70 percent less methane compared to regular rice. The new rice variety has been developed through traditional plant breeding and yields large harvests.
📜 AI reveals text in 2000-year-old charred scroll from Herculaneum
X-ray technology and artificial intelligence have for the first time made it possible to read the contents of a charred scroll from Herculaneum without physically opening it. The text in the scroll contains Greek text and is believed to be a philosophical work.
👩💻 New study: One in three use AI at work - triples efficiency
30.1 percent of Americans over 18 use generative AI at work, shows new comprehensive survey of over 4000 respondents. A task that normally takes 90 minutes to complete can be done in 30 minutes with the help of AI.
📱 90% of world's population lives within 4G coverage
The global share of people living within 4G coverage has increased from 44 percent to 90 percent between 2015 and 2023. Sub-Saharan Africa has improved its coverage from 11 percent to 63 percent. Asia has made significant progress from 40 percent to 94 percent coverage in eight years.
🦠 Scientists recreate life's most important microbial interaction
Scientists have for the first time managed to observe how a bacterium begins living inside a fungal cell. The results provide new understanding of how complex life has evolved.
😷 Covid symptoms are getting milder
Despite covid-19 variant XEC showing concerning early results in the laboratory, hospitalizations are fewer than previous winters. The majority of those infected are either asymptomatic or experience only mild cold symptoms that can be confused with seasonal allergies.
💊 AI-designed drugs entering clinical trials this year
Alphabet's subsidiary Isomorphic Labs plans to have their first AI-designed drugs in clinical trials before the end of the year. The company focuses on major disease areas including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and neurodegeneration.
👾 NASA found building blocks of life in asteroid
Scientists have discovered amino acids and other important molecules for life in samples from the asteroid Bennu. The analysis also shows traces of 11 minerals formed through saltwater, suggesting that conditions for life may have existed throughout the solar system.
🐅 India's tiger population is roaring back – doubled in twelve years
India has increased its tiger population from 1,706 to 3,682 tigers between 2010 and 2022. The country is now home to 75 percent of the world's wild tigers. Local communities benefit from ecotourism linked to the tigers.