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Bendable non-silicon RISC-V CPU demoed running while wrapped around a pencil

Cambridge-based Pragmatic Semiconductor has demonstrated its Flex-RV bendable non-silicon RISC-V processor. On Wednesday, the firm published a blog, Nature paper, and video to showcase what it calls ‘the world’s first 32-bit microprocessor in a flexible technology that is fully functional while flexed.’

Tom’s Hardware

New self-swab HPV test is an alternative to Pap smears. Here's how it works.

There's a new way to screen for high-risk HPV, a viral infection that can lead to cervical cancer. This alternative method of collecting samples for cervical cancer screening doesn't require a speculum.

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NYT Connections today hints and answers — Thursday, September 19 (#466)

Need help with Connections #466? Here are some hints and the answers.

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How the west’s wellness industry is driving Ethiopia’s frankincense trees towards extinction

As rich westerners fuel demand for the ancient fragrance, a lucrative race for the resin is killing the trees but leaving little of the trade’s profit for those gathering it

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How scientists debunked one of conservation’s most influential statistics

The factoid about biodiversity and Indigenous peoples spread around the world, but scientists say bad data can undermine the very causes it claims to support

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Sexually frustrated dolphin behind spate of attacks on humans off Japan

A stock image of an Indo-Pacific dolphin swimming (not the individual responsible for the recent attacks).

LiveScience

Whales are doing well so it’s time to scrap the body that once protected them, says former head

The International Whaling Commission has become a ‘zombie’ and should vote to disband itself, insists Peter Bridgewater

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One Of Stonehenge’s Biggest Stones Traveled 430 Miles — But How?

The Altar Stone is one of the most enigmatic rocks at Stonehenge, and is generally grouped with the bluestones.

Inverse

Stonehenge’s giant Altar Stone came all the way from north-east Scotland – here’s how we worked out this astonishing new finding

No one is certain why Stonehenge was built. This world-famous monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire is thought to commemorate the dead, and is aligned with movements of the Sun and Moon.

The Conversation

No Muslims In My Backyard?

Plus: Kamala Harris doubles down on rent control, Gavin Newsom issues a new executive order on housing, and the natural tendency to keep adding more regulation.

Reason

Inbred, Gibberish Or Just MAD? Warnings Rise About AI Models

When academic Jathan Sadowski reached for an analogy last year to describe how AI programs decay, he landed on the term "Habsburg AI".

International Business Times

Can AI Truly Self-Improve? New Findings Show Human Data Crucial for AI Advancement

Despite significant advancements in large language models, one major limitation is that they cannot train their own content to improve intelligence.

International Business Times UK

Study: AI "inbreeding" may cause model collapse for tools like ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot

AI "inbreeding" where models are recursively trained on their own self-perpetuating data is a cause for concern among AI researchers, according to this new paper.

Windows Central

AI-powered weather and climate models are set to change the future of forecasting

A new system for forecasting weather and predicting future climate uses artificial intelligence (AI) to achieve results comparable with the best existing models while using much less computer power, according to its creators.

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Scottish estate's licences suspended after police find evidence of bird poisoning

SCOTLAND'S nature agency has placed restrictions on an estate on the edge of the Cairngorms National Park for three years following evidence of…

Space

SpaceX's Inspiration4 astronauts got genetically younger in space: study

Scientists have found that the members of the first all-civilian space mission, Inspiration 4, got genetically younger during their stay in space. But the effects did not last long.

Inverse

MDMA’s Future As A Treatment For PTSD Is In Question

The drug is already approved for limited use in Australia to treat PTSD and depression.

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How to build stunning realistic environments in 3D

Here's how Mario Leone used Unreal Engine, Gaea and NukeX to create three captivating landscapes.

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The Guardian - UK

From parched earth to landslides: crisis in the prosecco hills of Italy

Farmers and researchers tell of the impact of a rapidly changing climate, and the measures being taken to adapt

Space

Asteroid 'Dinky,' visited by NASA's Lucy spacecraft, birthed its own moon

Dinkinesh, the asteroid visited by NSA’s Lucy mission in 2023, has a small moon that is made from two objects touching each other.

The Conversation

Cancer can be caused by reversible molecular changes – as new study shows

Though one in two people will develop some form of cancer in their lifetime, there’s still much we don’t know about this disease. But thanks to continued research efforts, we keep learning more about the biology of cancer. One of these recent discoveries could even transform our understanding of how…

Inverse

The Gnarliest Thriller of the Year Reinvents a Classic Genre

'In a Violent Nature' boasts some gnarly kills, but ultimately fails to redefine the slasher.

LiveScience

DeepMind's AI program AlphaFold3 can predict the structure of every protein in the universe — and show how they function

AlphaFold3 uses AI to helps scientists more accurately predict how proteins interact with other biological molecules.

Reason

Ted Nordhaus: How Bad Is Climate Change?

Breakthrough Institute co-founder Ted Nordhaus on climate science and climate change anxiety.

Reason

What Is "Sex"?

My new trade book On Sex and Gender, out today from Simon & Schuster, developed out of an academic project—first in the legal literature with Sex in Sport (2017) and Sex Neutrality (2021), then with scientists and policymakers in the medical research and sports spaces. This interdisciplinary collaboration allowed me…

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