AI to help search for missing children in Mexico
Mexican universities are creating artificial intelligence-based tools to help families search for missing children.
Google makes AI search links more visible as publishers lose 40% of traffic
Google says links to sites and articles will be more prominent and appear higher in AI-generated search results, amid concern from brands and news publishers over falling traffic.
Martian "soil": first map compiled of ground suitable for future greenhouses
A graduate student at the University of Sydney has created the first comprehensive classification of Martian soils and a map of their distribution. One class has been judged the most promising for growing plants - but only under controlled conditions.
Infrared light opens path to ultra-sensitive gravitational wave detectors
Australian physicists have devised a way to hold LIGO detector mirrors using an invisible infrared laser, enabling new coatings and more precise detection of black hole collisions.
Macron demands government prevent repeat of unrest
French President Emmanuel Macron demanded the government learn lessons from the unrest and take measures to prevent a repeat; Interior Minister Laurent Nunez reported over 2,000 detained and more than 600 law enforcement officers and firefighters injured.
Lavrov: EU and Zelensky outrage over diesel deal is self-promotion and clowning
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that if the EU and Vladimir Zelensky consider the Russia-US diesel agreement a betrayal of Ukraine, it is self-promotion and clowning.
Russian wheeled self-propelled artillery: from Malva to Mak
In October, the Mak self-propelled howitzer was shown for the first time at the Center exercises. It is Russia's third wheeled self-propelled gun after the Malva and the Giatsint-K. RIA Novosti reports on the reasons for the shift to a wheeled chassis and global trends.
Truck queue to Ukraine from Poland stretches for tens of kilometers
A witness told RIA Novosti that about a thousand trucks are waiting to exit to Ukraine at the Dorohusk-Yahodyn checkpoint, with the queue starting about 30 kilometers from the border.
Defense Ministry: Russian Armed Forces strike Ukrainian facilities in group attack
Russia's Defense Ministry said Russian forces struck facilities used by Ukraine's military, including a logistics center in Rivne and a vessel east of Odesa.
Drone attack in St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region: VK data center damaged, oil terminal on fire
VK's data center in the Leningrad Region was attacked by drones, and the St. Petersburg oil terminal caught fire after the raid; fires are being extinguished in four districts of St. Petersburg, with no fatalities.
Trump calls decision not to tighten sanctions on Russia very good
The US president said his decision not to impose tougher sanctions on Russia is very good and will benefit the whole world. The White House explained the move as an effort to achieve peace between Moscow and Kyiv.
"Love hormone" oxytocin makes childhood memories darker - but not for everyone
An experiment with 77 participants showed that oxytocin intensifies the emotional tone of memories about mother, and the effect depends on attachment anxiety.
Brain may look older than its years: what gut and memory have to do with it
Scientists found a link between brain "age," memory performance, mood and gut bacteria composition in people aged 18-65, but it is not a diagnosis or proof of cause.
Cause of brain "clogging" in Alzheimer's found: rescue compounds restored memory in mice
Swiss scientists found that the GRK2 enzyme clumps in the brain in Alzheimer's disease and damages the cell's power plants. Two new chemical compounds prevented this in mice, slowing memory loss and neuron death.
Seven unhealthy habits and anxiety with depression nearly three times closer: what a study of 6,656 adolescents showed
Chinese scientists found that unhealthy habits in adolescents rarely occur alone: a cluster of such habits is linked to a higher risk of having both anxiety and depression at the same time.
Weak connectivity to brain's emotion hub linked to depressive symptoms in healthy young adults
A study of 890 people found that weaker incoming signals to a small emotion-related brain region are associated with more depressive symptoms, but it is not a diagnostic test.
NYT: US ready to offer EU return to Russian gas purchases
According to the New York Times, the Trump administration is considering Europe resuming Russian gas purchases and restarting Nord Stream as part of a plan for a peaceful settlement in Ukraine.
Sunlight turns biodiesel waste into hydrogen and valuable chemicals
Australian scientists have shown how light and a special catalyst can simultaneously produce hydrogen and high-value substances from glycerol, a byproduct of biodiesel production.
Japanese physicists speed up readout of quantum states in 2D materials
Researchers from Tohoku University and NIMS have created a method for ultrafast, ultrasensitive charge measurement in quantum devices based on 2D materials, which could accelerate quantum computer development.
Plants change gene activity within the first minutes of spaceflight
Biologists from the University of Florida tracked how plants respond to suborbital flight at its earliest stages. More than 1,200 genes changed activity, and the changes differed between leaves and roots.
NASA grants 386 hours to observe the first galaxies: astronomers prepare the widest look into the Universe's past
An international team of 130 researchers has received unprecedented access to NASA's newest telescope to look back at the first 100 million years of cosmic history and find what no one even suspected.
Salt crystals from Enceladus may preserve traces of extraterrestrial life
A laboratory experiment showed that natron crystals can trap water droplets as they freeze - possibly these are what will carry the chemistry of the Saturnian moon's ocean to us.
Meta releases "open" AI model it says beats Chinese rivals
Meta has unveiled Muse Spark Open, an open-weight AI model it says rivals or surpasses leading Chinese developers' products, days after announcing its closed Wonder and Wonder Full models.
AI fails Turing test: 97% of participants saw through GPT-4
A new study found that modern language models do not pass the classic Turing test when it is conducted according to the original method rather than simplified rules.
Crank the handle and learn your blood type: Taiwanese scientists devise pocket test without electricity
A hand-powered plastic chip identifies blood type and red cell level in about a minute, which could save lives in an ambulance or disaster zone.