Just How Did 1500 Bytes Become The MTU Of The Internet?

[Benjojo] got interested in where the magic number of 1,500 bytes came from, and shared some…

Mind-Blowing ‘Inflatable’ Spinal Cord Implant Could Make Chronic Pain Relief Widely Available

Scientists have revealed a fascinating new design for an incredibly tiny, inflatable spinal cord implant, suited…

Is reality a game of quantum mirrors? A new theory suggests it might be

‘Reality, including ourselves, is nothing but a thin and fragile veil’: a new interpretation of quantum…

Hubble’s Main Computer Is Offline, And NASA Is Desperately Attempting to Fix It

The Hubble Space Telescope is currently offline. Read more at ScienceAlert…

Gigantic meteorite impact in Ukraine dated to 65 million years ago

Everyone’s familiar with the demise of the dinosaurs thanks to a massive asteroid that slammed into…

Challenger crew likely survived explosion before tragic plunge to Earth, book claims

Details about one of the US space program’s darkest moments are revealed in “The Burning Blue:…

Improving Language Model Behavior by Training on a Curated Dataset

Our latest research finds we can improve language model behavior with respect to specific behavioral values…

GPT-J-6B: 6B JAX-Based Transformer

Summary: We have released GPT-J-6B, 6B JAX-based (Mesh) Transformer LM (Github).GPT-J-6B performs nearly on par with…

Plasma wind tunnel annihilates satellite model in atmospheric reentry test

Satellite parts that melt away during reentry reduce the risk of space debris impacts on Earth.…

Earth’s fifth ocean just confirmed

The earth has finally attained popular recognition for its fifth ocean. A decision by the national…

Google’s DeepMind Says It Has All the Tech It Needs for General AI

Reward-seeking behavior drove evolution on Earth. Can it do the same in AI? Read more at…

A Single Telescope Has Detected Hundreds of Mysterious Radio Signals From Space

In just its first year of operations, a Canadian radio telescope has quadrupled the number of…

Line of galaxies is so big it breaks our understanding of the universe

An arc of galaxies stretching for 3.3 billion light years seems to contradict a core tenet…

Apple will let iPhone users keep iOS 14 after iOS 15 launches

The tech company will continue updating the old OS even after iOS 15 is released in…

Scientists Discover Exactly How COVID-19 Wreaks Havoc on Human Lungs

New structure shows how virus envelope protein hijacks cell-junction protein and promotes viral spread; findings could…

Photographer Sues Capcom for $12M for Using Her Photos in Video Games

A photographer is suing Capcom for copyright infringement, accusing the video game maker of using her…

5 signs of a highly intelligent person

Outside of a test, there’s no way to gauge intelligence in one data-point. But if they…