This butterfly was once thought extinct. Now it's off the endangered species list
The Fender’s blue butterfly has fluttered away from the brink of extinction.
21/01/2023 CNN
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One-in-five new cars sold in California in 2022 was zero-emission
The largest car market in the United States charges towards its goal of electrifying its fleet. Ten years ago, that figure was 2 percent.
21/01/2023 Le Monde
Could Ultrasound Replace the Stethoscope?
Miniaturization, experimentation, and A.I. have unlocked revolutionary potential in an old technology.
20/01/2023 The New Yorker
The Chatbots Can’t Outsmart You. Yet.
The Turing test used to be the gold standard for proving machine intelligence. This generation of bots is racing past it. We need to stay calm — and develop a new test.
20/01/2023 New York Times
How to talk to someone about conspiracy theories in five simple steps
People’s first instinct when engaging with conspiracy believers is often to try and debunk their ideas with factual and authoritative information. However, direct confrontation rarely works. Conspiracy theories are persuasive, often playing on…
20/01/2023 The Conversation
Meet the gay imam changing attitudes from within
An Islamic scholar who broke taboos when he came out is empowering gay Muslims around the world
18/01/2023 Positive News
Creating new life from dead mines
Huge open pits that were once mined for coal and metals are enjoying a sometimes fragrant, or even tasty, afterlife. DW looks at different ways old mines are being rehabilitated.
16/01/2023 Deutsche Welle
How can artificial intelligence protect whales? Offshore wind company has a plan
Vineyard Wind will partner with Charles River Analytics to use artificial intelligence to protect whales from devastating, often fatal vessel strikes.
13/01/2023 USA Today
Can India's new cervical cancer vaccine protect more women?
Indian scientists have developed a more accessible, low-cost vaccine to prevent cervical cancer. Health officials hope to reduce what has become the second-most common cancer in India.
12/01/2023 Deutsche Welle
The US Just Greenlit High-Tech Alternatives to Animal Testing
Lab animals have long borne the brunt of drug safety trials. A new law allows drugmakers to use miniature tissue models or "organs on chips" instead.
11/01/2023 Wired
Wasp larvae that eat aphids alive may save apple crops
Few insects strike greater fear into the hearts of orchard-owners than rosy apple aphids. These tiny bugs feed on the leaves of apple trees, draining them of nutrients.
11/01/2023 Economist
Triggering cancer cells to become normal cells – how stem cell therapies can provide new ways to stop tumors from spreading or growing back
Many tumors have cancer stem cells that help them grow and evade treatments. Differentiation therapy forces these cells to mature, stopping growth with less toxicity than traditional treatments.
11/01/2023 The Conversation