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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain How meanings align across languages suggests that translation and cross-cultural communication may be challenging, but researchers haven't been clear as to what characterizes this alignment, and what factors might affect it. A recent study published in PNAS, however, used machine learning to find that meanings across…

NASA's Osiris-Rex mission stopped at asteroid Bennu in 2020 and returned samples to Earth in September. Following this historic feat, a…

Elon Musk on Friday said the purpose of his new artificial intelligence company, xAI, will be to "understand the universe."In an often meandering 90-minute long Twitter Spaces audio chat, the billionaire discussed his vision for xAI for the first time while veering into topics such as the Earth's evolution and the fragility of civilization. In seeking to deepen the understanding of the universe, Musk joked that xAI's mission statement would be "what the hell is really going on?" Musk announced the formation of xAI on…

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Trends in Mix of Energy Inputs. Notes: Based on data from Henriques and Borowiecki (2017). Credit: National Bureau of Economic Research (2023). DOI: 10.3386/w31365 Historically, coal has offered both benefits and costs to urban areas. In a new paper, researchers examined studies on how differences in the local availability of coal affect a variety of factors, including health and population growth. They conclude that…

A3396 Knife, southern cassowary casque / resin / abrus seed, maker not recorded, location not recorded, Queensland, Australia, made circa 1877–1930, acquired 1941. Credit: The Powerhouse Museum A number of sophisticated non-invasive nuclear and accelerator techniques were used to provide information about the origin and age of an Australian Aboriginal knife held in the collection of the Powerhouse Museum.…

Mohammadreza Koloushani, a doctoral candidate at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, sits in a car. His research into sun glare blindness in drivers could help deliver innovative solutions that prevent crashes. Credit: Mark Wallheiser/FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Every year, sun glare contributes to around 3,000 crashes in the United States. FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers are helping to mitigate this…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Strict mandates on financial reporting sometimes lead to mismatch between a company's business cycle and its fiscal year on paper. Recently, researchers have examined the reliability of financial reports under the mismatched condition compared to that when the seasonal business activity is aligned with the government-mandated fiscal year. They found that reports produced in the mismatch…

Credit: Ocean Research Project via Facebook In the sunlight of a May afternoon on the Chesapeake Bay, a 72-foot schooner called the Marie Tharp floated above a shipwreck from long ago. The boat's instruments were hard at work, mapping the ruins of the sunken wooden steam freighter, the New Jersey, using sonar equipment affixed to…

The government will investigate a claim that WhatsApp accessed the microphone of smartphone users while the phone was not in use, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday.In a tweet, the minister said the government will examine the alleged breach of privacy even as the new Digital Personal Data Protection Bill was being readied. This followed a claim that WhatsApp accessed a user's microphone while he was sleeping. "WhatsApp has been using the microphone in the…