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2024 Nobel Prize in Physics winners John Joseph Hadfield of Princeton University and Geoffrey Hinton of the University of Toronto. Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach

Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 for researchers on the development of artificial neural networks (extension)

John Hadfield and Geoffrey Hinton won the prize for their pioneering research in machine learning using neural networks inspired by the structure of the brain
neural networks. Image: depositphotos.com

The developers of the deep learning technologies using neural networks won the Nobel Prize

Image: This artist's rendering of a planet-forming disk surrounding a young star shows a swirling "pancake" of hot gas and dust from which planets form. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, the team obtained detailed images showing the layered, conical structure of the disc's winds - streams of gas blowing out into space. Credit: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ)

Winds of Change: The James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Elusive Details in Young Star Systems

An oil tanker is moored at the wharf of an oil port. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The Houthis signaled to Israel - will we prepare in time to prevent the disaster

The mechanism of the flow of genetic information from the DNA molecule to microRNA molecules and from there to proteins. The identical genetic information is stored in the DNA of all cells in our body. This situation requires precise regulation of gene activity so that only the correct set of genes is active in each type of cell. Courtesy of the Nobel Prize Committee

Gary Rubcon and Victor Ambrose won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of microRNA and its effect on gene regulation (extension)

mRNA. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Victor Ambrose and Gary Rubcon, for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation

Colonies of ants began growing mushrooms when an asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago. This damage caused mass extinction but also created ideal conditions for fungi to flourish. This is how an evolutionary partnership was created that became even closer 27 million years ago and continues to this day. Credit: Don Parsons

Ant farming began 66 million years ago following the asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs

Space and astronomy

The galaxy cluster PLCK G165.7+67.0 and SN H0pe as imaged by the NIRCam instrument on the Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Brenda Frey (University of Arizona), Roger Windhorst (ASU), S. Cohen (ASU), Jordan CJ D'Silva (UWA), Anton M. Cuckmore (STScI), Jake Summers (ASU)

The Webb Space Telescope discovered a supernova that updates the Hubble constant - the expansion rate of the universe

An artist's illustration depicts a primordial black hole (left) speeding across the surface of Mars and causing a slight "tremor" in Mars' orbit (right), with the sun in the background. Scientists from MIT claim that such a tremor may be detectable with the instruments available today. Credit: Illustration by Benjamin Lehmann, used with SpaceEngine @ Cosmographic Software LLC.

Dark matter: primordial black holes and the mysterious wobble of Mars' orbit

A close-up of the intense X7.1 solar flare on October 1, 2024, by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Credit: NASA/SDO

A strong solar flare was recorded on October 1, 2024

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environment and energy

The climate swing. The illustration was prepared using DALEE and should not be considered a scientific image

The CO2-Driven Climatic Roller Coaster: A 485-Million-Year Journey

It originates in the Amazon, where its growth is balanced by animals and parasitic insects that feed on it. Photography: Yaffe Keder Levy

'Plastic' from hyacinth: how can the problem of water hyacinth be turned into an advantage?

Crow in the desert. Photography: Ran Natan

Wise from the source: the surprising minds of the desert crows

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Computing and technology

Human figures and the connection between time and humanity. Illustration: depositphotos.com

How technology affects humanity

The future of futurism. The image was prepared using DALEE and is not a scientific image

The future of autonomous systems - and the future of futurism

Robots from frog cells. The illustration was prepared using DALEE and should not be considered a scientific illustration

Life after death - can the body decompose into microrobots?

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Biology and Medicine

Japanese women wearing kimono. Illustration: depositphotos.com

A new study has discovered three main genetic groups in Japan and not two as previously thought

memory. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Humans or machine: Who is better at evaluating memories?

The cover of the book - ants, neurons of consciousness.

Book: ants, neurons, consciousness

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Society and history

Who will win the Nobel Prize in Physics this year? All predictions

Missile guidance by pigeons. The image was prepared using DALEE

Research on guided missiles with the help of pigeons and the swimming abilities of dead fish are among the winners of the Ig Nobel Prizes

Advanced robot GPT-4 talks to a human about technology and information, debunking conspiracy theories using evidence-based science. The image was produced using DALEE artificial intelligence software

Conversations with artificial intelligence can successfully reduce belief in conspiracy theories

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Science in Israel

European Union research grants. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Researchers from the Hebrew University, the Technion and Tel Aviv won ERC grants for young scientists (more on each research)

Moon landing simulation. Photo: SpaceIL

Successful landing for Genesis 2 in a dedicated simulator developed in Israel

A diver from the Sea Research Institute of Haifa University dives in the Galapagos Reserve. Photo: Haifa University

Galapagos: Haifa University delegation investigates - Haifa University

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