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Starwatch: Identifying the Scorpion, mythical adversary of Orion

20 July at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

The full constellation can be frustrating to track down in the UK owing to its low presence in the southern sky

This week we will take the opportunity to identify Scorpius, the Scorpion, one of the famous zodiacal constellations.

In mythology, Scorpius is the creature sent to kill Orion, the hunter. The two constellations are therefore on opposite sides of the sky from one another, so that when...

Al-altered images on birdwatching forums putting research at risk

20 July at 06:00 AM, via The Guardian

Experts warn increase in enhanced photos on birding platforms creating fake sightings, threatening credibility of tool used by scientists

For many birdwatchers, recording a species outside its normal range is the holy grail. In the UK, the discoveries often make national headlinesThe western reef heron, for example, usually found in Africa and southern Europe, spotted in a seaside town in north...

Apple knocks Nvidia off its perch

19 July at 16:08 PM, via TechCentral

Apple has overtaken Nvidia to become the world’s most valuable company, reshuffling the top ranks of tech heavyweights.

Molten salt and human sweat: the weird batteries that could store renewable energy

19 July at 13:00 PM, via The Guardian

From Nevada to Manchester, developers are trialling innovative solutions to clean energy’s biggest challenge

In the deserts of the United Arab Emirates a sprawling clean energy project, stretching across an area roughly the size of 12,600 football fields, will play host to a breakthrough allowing solar energy to power the equivalent of half a million homes through the night.

The Gulf state has...

Could AI be conscious?

19 July at 13:00 PM, via The Guardian

Experts believe it’s at least possible. We urgently need a plan to navigate the ethical implications

In January, the AI company Anthropic published a new constitution for Claude, its most advanced large language model (LLM), which contained the comment: “We are caught in a difficult position where we neither want to overstate the likelihood of Claude’s moral patienthood nor dismiss it out...

Sex-loving hookworms and other peculiar parasites: one man’s mission to champion nature’s villains

19 July at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

Award-winning entomologist Dino Martins, known for his work on pollinators, shows in his latest book that even the most gruesome creatures have vital roles to play

Dino J Martins has never been able to resist the small things. The renowned entomologist and evolutionary biologist spent his formative years in biodiversity-rich western Kenya with his foster parents, Joe and Sarah Ellen, looking at...

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