AI calculates which face masks work best for COVID-19
A growing range of face masks are popping up around the world, but many haven’t proven their effectiveness against COVID-19. A new technique developed at Duke University aims to measure which...
Here’s how researchers found coronavirus in a cat — but don’t panic
Since the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, the potential role of animals in catching and spreading the disease has been closely examined by scientists. This is because the virus that...
3 things scientists can’t agree on about coronavirus
Although political leaders have closed borders in response to COVID-19, scientists are collaborating like never before. But the coronavirus (SARS-COV-2) is novel – and we don’t yet have all the...
National Park Service warns against murder in hilarious bear PSA
It's hiking season! Remember to drink plenty of water, leave the trail how you found it, behave safely in the presence of wildlife, and avoid murder if at all possible. ...
Smoke from Arctic fires is smothering Siberia right now
The fires burning in Siberia this year continue to be exceptional. First, overwintering zombie fires awoke in spring. Then, during an intense June heat wave with record-breaking temperatures, extreme fires...
Supercomputer COVID-19 insights, ionic spiderwebs, the whiteness of AI – TechCrunch
I see far more research articles than I could possibly write up. This column collects the most interesting of those papers and advances, along with notes on why they may...
IoT and data science will boost foodtech in the post-pandemic era – TechCrunch
Sunny Dhillon Contributor Sunny Dhillon is an early-stage investor at Signia Ventures in San Francisco where he invests in retail tech, e-commerce infrastructure and logistics, alongside consumer and enterprise software...
Here are a few ways GPT-3 can go wrong – TechCrunch
Liz O'Sullivan Contributor Liz O’Sullivan is a co-founder and VP of Commercial at Arthur, an AI monitoring and explainability company. She is also Technology Director of STOP, the Surveillance Technology...
Algorithm reveals some of us have DNA from a mystery ancestor
Interbreeding gets a bad rap these days, but early humans loved a bit of interspecies action. Genes from fossils show our ancestors had entanglements with both Neanderthals and an ancient group...
Why 2020’s Atlantic hurricane forecast went from bad to worse
The Atlantic Ocean is currently hurricane fuel. Thanks to, among other factors, unusually warm sea surface temperatures, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) now expects "an extremely active" Atlantic...