Findings point to ‘comparable cognitive capacities’ for both modern humans and Neanderthals
Like a stunned beast on a conveyor belt, Britain slowly trundles towards what everyone seems to think is the inevitable election of a Labour government.
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When each of us is first born into this world, it might feel like the world was made for humanity. For the past few generations — now encompassing every living human being — there have been billions of us, spread out across every continent, with sprawling cities, towns, villages, and farms being home to most of us. And yet, the arrival of human beings on Earth was anything but an inevitability. Although the Universe created the conditions and ingredients that made our existence possible, it was...
Invincible's season finale is full of big moments. But did Invincible really just cross-over with the DCU and the Spider-Verse?
"For countless hours over the past month or so I’ve been on my PS5," writes Steve. "And I’ve something of a newfound appreciation for it, too."
It’s hard to imagine, given how abundant and macroscopic life on Earth is today, but for nearly all of Earth’s history — upward of three billion years and likely closer to four — there were no organisms more complex than a single-celled life form on our world. It wasn’t until the Earth itself was nearly four billion years old that the advent of large plants and animals finally occurred. Complexity exploded around that time, as the combination of multicellularity, sexual reproduction, and other...
It is a mighty representative of the value of seemingly desolate post-industrial landscapesInvertebrate of the year 2024: all hail Earth’s spineless heroesNominate your UK invertebrate species of the yearThe eyes have it. If you’re a sucker for a charismatic gaze, an impressive name and great rarity, then the distinguished jumping spider should get your vote.But this acrobatic, spectacular-looking tiny spider with two large black forward-facing eyes is not merely a pretty face. It is a powerful...
A translucent, 2-pound rock the shape, color and size of an anatomical human heart was recently found on the Oregon Coast.
Manchester City are only two points ahead, there are six games remaining, but we know we have seen this movie beforeAt the final whistle the Emirates Stadium was already half empty, the home crowd streaming out into the Sunday gloom.Mikel Arteta could be seen striding across the turf to applaud the empty pink-red seats, or at least those who had remained in theirs right to the end of an afternoon that had kicked off to raucous club anthems, tongues of fire on the touchline, choreographed...
AI pioneers OpenAI and Meta are nearing the release of AI models capable of planning and reasoning. Could this be a significant leap towards artificial intelligence surpassing human cognitive abilities?While AI has achieved remarkable progress in recent years, it still needs to catch up to human capabilities in specific domains. However, this gap might close soon. OpenAI and Meta executives anticipate releasing significantly more powerful AI models.According to the OpenAI and Meta report,...
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