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Measuring wind with machine learning and water vapor
6+ hour, 59+ min ago (429+ words) For most of meteorology's history, wind has been the atmosphere's most uncooperative variable. Temperature reads cleanly off a thermometer and pressure off a barometer. However, the motion of the air itself has long resisted easy capture from above. A study…...
AI discovers owls prefer the suburbs
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (244+ words) This revelation emerged from sophisticated computer modeling that analyzed temperature data, infrastructure maps, and thousands of citizen science observations from platforms like e Bird. The results defied conventional wisdom about these elusive predators. Unlike barred owls expanding into new territories,…...
Life may have emerged a billion years earlier than we thought
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (793+ words) Earth holds memories far older than humans. These memories rest inside ancient stones shaped by heat, pressure, and time. Many early signs of life vanished as these rocks changed deep within the crust. Yet scientists continue to search for faint…...
Ancient scrolls decoded by artificial intelligence
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (763+ words) Three students have achieved what seemed impossible for centuries. Using artificial intelligence, they successfully deciphered ancient Roman scrolls that were carbonized by Mount Vesuvius" devastating eruption in 79 A. D. When the volcano erupted nearly two millennia ago, it didn"t just preserve…...