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Superfast Microsoft AI is first to predict air pollution for the whole world
An artificial intelligence (AI) model developed by Microsoft can accurately forecast weather and air pollution for the whole world — and it does it in less than a minute. The model, called Aurora, is one of a slew of AI weather-forecasting tools being developed by tech giants, including GraphCast from Google DeepMind in London and…
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ZDF Studios takes Big Media’s Wild Science nature series
Wild Science from Big Media goes into production next month NEWS BRIEF: New York-based factual prodco and channel provider Big Media (Fatal Engineering) and Germany’s ZDF Studios are producing a new nature series called Wild Science. The 8×60’ series is scheduled to go into production next month and focuses on the science behind wild animals,…
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Integrating computational and experimental worlds
Dr Kelly Ruggles, associate professor at New York University Langone Health, discusses with Nature Computational Science how she uses computational approaches to gain insights into cancer, inflammation and cardiovascular disease, as well as the importance of mentorship. Download PDF Credit: Courtesy of NYU Langone Health What has your career trajectory been like? I have taken…
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This curvy cloud like museum in China features climate-conscious design
Innovation MAD’s Hainan Science Museum, slated for completion in 2025, offers an innovative blend of design and functionality tailored for Hainan’s tropical climate. Updated: Jun 01, 2024 12:45 PM EST 33 minutes ago Hainan Science Museum. China Construction Eight Engineering Division Corp. World-renowned architecture studio MAD Architects has shared new construction photos of their Hainan…
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What is science? Tech heavyweights brawl over definition
NEWS 31 May 2024 AI pioneer Yann LeCun and Elon Musk went head-to-head in a debate about modern research that drew thousands of comments. By Fred Schwaller Fred Schwaller .readcube-buybox { display: none !important;} If you do research and don’t publish it, is it science? That’s the question at the heart of an ongoing debate…
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Daily briefing: If you do research and don’t publish it, is it science?
Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. The surgery to implant a genetically modified pig’s liver into the 71-year-old man lasted 8 hours.Credit: David Tadevosian/Shutterstock Pig liver recipient ‘doing very well’ A 71-year-old man has become the first living person to receive a…
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NA100’s new ‘science council’ to help steer work on biodiversity …
Investor network Nature Action 100 has set up an expert group to help steer its work on biodiversity and ecosystems. Members of the new ‘science council’ include representatives from a number of non-profits, such as the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Nature Conservancy. Academia is also…
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Japan’s push to make all research open access is taking shape
Tenure-track and tenured faculty positions at all ranks (Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor) Guangzhou, Guangdong, China The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
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Corvallis Science & Nature: Weed Pull, River Cleanup, Outdoors Day
Somehow, June is almost here. Whether you welcome the coming summer or want to hold on to a nice wet spring as long as possible, there are several events for the science and nature enthusiast around Corvallis this week, from forest management to public health, with a couple of work parties mixed in. Thursday: River…
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Nature: The Frog Ark
Hawai’i is home to a broad, beautiful array of bird species found only on its islands — like the stunningly diverse honeycreepers, many on the border of extinction. Now, a local team is removing invasive predators, restoring habitats, and battling mosquito-borne diseases to protect honeycreepers from their latest threat: avian malaria.
