You could catch a glimpse of the so-called Snow Moon tomorrow as it lights the night sky. The full moon is expected to peak at 10.09pm UK time on Sunday, according to the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Even if you miss it, the moon tends to appear full for a couple of days before it moves […]
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February’s full moon, also called a Snow Moon, has peaked, after it was expected at 10.09pm UK time on Sunday, according to the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Even if you missed it, the moon tends to appear full for a couple of days before it moves into its next phase, the Waning Gibbous, when the lighted
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NASA is poised to send astronauts around the moon and back for the first time in more than 50 years. The space agency’s Artemis II mission will take the crew further than humans have ever ventured in space before. The mission is planned for as soon as 6 February, but take-off depends on some pretty
The moment you make your first AI music track can feel quite magical, especially if you are as profoundly unmusical as me. I cannot hold a note or even reliably maintain a beat, yet in 30 seconds I can now make an entire pop song, lyrics and all. Or a soul song. Or a metal
The genes you inherit play a bigger role in determining your lifespan than previously thought, according to a new study. Previous studies have concluded genetics plays a 6% to 33% role in how long a person lives – but new research published in the journal, Science, has boosted that figure to as high as 55%.
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AI-supported mammography results in fewer aggressive and advanced breast cancers, according to a study. It detected more women with clinically relevant cancers and the authors say there’s a case for implementing it in screening programmes. The randomised control trial involved more than 100,000 Swedish women. Cancer diagnoses after AI-supported mammography were 12% lower, and the
Eleanor Dalley didn’t think she’d live to see 50 after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in 2019. There is no cure, and most people die within a few years as they lose their ability to move, eat, talk and breathe. But for Eleanor, there was a lifeline – a breakthrough drug that has
Tesla is to axe production of two electric vehicle (EV) models as part of a shift towards robotics after the company reported its first ever decline in annual revenue. Chief executive Elon Musk told analysts on a conference call that the company would stop selling its older Model S and Model X vehicles and convert
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Driverless cars are coming to London – some time this year. Waymo, Google’s driverless car division, has confirmed its self-driving cars will be fully operational by the end of 2026, assuming regulators give the go-ahead. The phrase “Q4” was mentioned: corporate code for the last few months of the year. There are around 24 Waymo
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One of the first people in the UK to use Elon Musk’s brain chip says it “feels magical” and believes it could transform the lives of those with severe paralysis. “It is a massive change in your life where you can suddenly no longer move any of your limbs,” said Sebastian Gomez-Pena, a volunteer in