Can animals understand human language?
We know that animals have their own complex communication systems. But can they understand what we say? (Image credit: debibishop via Getty Images) In the early 20
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Scientists Discover Smallest Galaxy Ever Seen: 'It's Like Having a Fully Functioning Human the Size of a Grain of Rice'
The new galaxy, Andromeda XXXV, is visible inside the white ellipse. (Image credit: CFHT/MegaCam/PAndAS (Principal Investigator: Alan McConnachie; Image processing: Marcos Arias)) Astronomers have found a cluster of small galaxies located about 3 million light-years from Earth, including the tiniest…
New AI is better at predicting weather than supercomputers and uses thousands of times less energy
Aardvark Weather creates forecasts faster and with less computational effort than current forecasting systems. (Image credit: BroadcastNews via Shutterstock) Scientists suggest a new weather forecasting system based on artificial intelligence (AI) could change the way we make predictions The system,…
Big Potoo: A stump bird with a mesmerizing growl that can see with its eyes closed.
Greater potoos have impressive eyes located on the sides of their heads, giving them excellent night vision. (Image credit: Allissondias, CC BY-SA 4.0
Telescope reveals earliest 'baby photos' of the Universe: 'We can look into the past, into cosmic history'
This is the clearest image yet of the faint afterglow of the Big Bang, known as the cosmic microwave background radiation (half-sky image on the left, close-up on the right). The orange and blue colours reflect the different levels of…
Why don't all birds fly?
Penguins do not have the ability to fly, but they have retained their flight muscles and adapted them for swimming. (Photo by JUAN BARRETO via Getty Images) Birds are commonly associated with flight, but not all birds can take to…