All’IA serve un corpo per diventare più sicura e affidabile – Frontiere – Ansa.it

L’intelligenza artificiale potrà diventare più sicura solo quando avrà imparato a percepire un corpo reale: a dirlo è lo studio guidato da Akila Kadambi, dall’Università della California a Los Angeles, e pubblicato sulla rivista Neuron. La proposta dei ricercatori è dotare l’IA di meccanismi di ‘incarnazione interna’. Quando un essere…

Scientists just found where airborne microplastics really come from

The atmosphere plays a major role in spreading microplastics across the planet, carrying these tiny particles to even the most remote regions. People and animals can inhale them, raising concerns about potential health effects. Once airborne, microplastics can also fall back to Earth, adding to pollution in oceans and soils…

Scientists just uncovered a 3 million-year climate mystery in Antarctic ice

Scientists studying ancient Antarctic ice are uncovering new details about how Earth’s climate has changed over the past 3 million years. By analyzing both the ice and the tiny pockets of air trapped inside it, researchers are building a longer and more complete record of past climate conditions. Two new…

Stunning 132 million-year-old dinosaur tracks are rewriting history

Southern Africa is famous for its rich record of prehistoric life, including dinosaurs. But around 182 million years ago, massive volcanic eruptions spread lava across much of the inland Karoo Basin, where many dinosaurs once lived. After this event, the fossil record in the region becomes surprisingly quiet during the…

Hidden voids found in Menkaure pyramid hint at secret entrance

Researchers from Cairo University and the Technical University of Munich (TUM), working within the ScanPyramids research project, have uncovered two concealed air-filled anomalies inside the third-largest pyramid at Giza. For years, scientists have suspected there might be an undiscovered entrance along the eastern side of the Menkaure pyramid. New investigations…

Ancient mass grave reveals how a pandemic wiped out a city 1,500 years ago

“A plague is upon us” may have been a familiar cry in ancient Jordan, where a mysterious disease killed large numbers of people and left a lasting mark on society and history. Today, researchers are uncovering new details about that crisis. An interdisciplinary team from the University of South Florida…