Second ispace craft has probably crash-landed on Moon
A Japanese spacecraft has probably crashed on the Moon, the second failed landing attempt for Tokyo-based private firm ispace. The HAKUTO-R Mission 2 (M2) lander — also called Resilience —…
Africa has a new space agency: here’s what it will do
Africa’s first continent-wide space agency, the African Space Agency (AfSA), which was inaugurated in April, is looking to secure funding as its first projects get underway. AfSA is an initiative…
Illustrators call out journals and news sites for using AI art
Manual reconstructions, such as this image of the extinct Australian bird Genyornis newtoni, can depict prehistoric creatures with more detail and veracity than artificial intelligence can produce, says illustrator Jacob…
Brain-reading devices raise ethical dilemmas — researchers propose protections
For around two decades, Ann Johnson has been unable to walk or talk after she experienced a stroke that impaired her balance and her breathing and swallowing abilities. But in…
How the natural world is inspiring the robot eyes of the future
The miniature curved compound eye, called CurvACE, was inspired by the eyes of insects.Credit: Alain Herzog, EPFL Electrical engineer Young Min Song remembers when his colleague at the Gwangju Institute…
How artificial intelligence is transforming pathology
The increasing digitization of microscope slides is making pathology more amenable to advances in AI.Credit: Getty If you’ve ever had a biopsy, you — or at least, your excised tissues…
China needs to deal with discarded electric-vehicle batteries
Government subsidies, tax exemptions and technological innovation have contributed to China becoming a global leader in electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing. In 2023, the country accounted for nearly 60% of new…
How I honed my biopharma dealmaking and business-development skills after my PhD
Chief business officers wear many hats, says Filippo Mulinacci.Credit: Getty Filippo Mulinacci joined Araris Biotech in 2022 as its chief business officer. In March, the oncology company, based in Zurich,…
Walking in two worlds: how an Indigenous computer scientist is using AI to preserve threatened languages
Colleagues routinely describe Michael Running Wolf as someone who walks seamlessly between two worlds. As an artificial intelligence (AI) researcher at the software-development company SynthBee in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and…
How to protect research data
Credit: Peter Dazeley/Getty Amid fears of research data disappearing for political and technical reasons, scientists, librarians and archivists are calling out weaknesses in how the scholarly record is being preserved.…