January 13, 2025

A Dyson ball designed to block the sun and use all its energy. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Could black holes be a source of energy for aliens? New research reveals fascinating possibilities

Scientists propose a new way to search for advanced civilizations: detecting energy signatures of structures around black holes, which may be visible up to 17,000 light-years away
Artificial intelligence decodes the genome. The illustration was prepared using DALEE and is not a scientific image.

A new method follows the "learning curve" of artificial intelligence to decipher complex genomic data

Researchers from the Hebrew University have developed Annotatability—an innovative framework that enables the detection of errors in genomic data, the improvement of biological analyses, and the identification of cellular pathways related to development and diseases
Figure 2 - Stone tools and hand stones from site MW2, all made of volcanic raw materials. Photo credit - Arela Hubers.

The adaptability and thinking of early hominins in Ethiopia 1.6–1 million years ago was developed

The study examines how ancient humans chose and used different types of rocks to create tools, focusing on the archaeological site of Malacca and Kena in the Ethiopian highlands, one of the oldest high altitude settlement sites in the world
A cross-section of the heart as part of a virtual twin. Photo courtesy of Dassault Systèmes

Advances in the use of virtual twins in clinical trials

This follows an ongoing five-year study by Dassault Systèmes in collaboration with the FDA. Virtual twins, which accurately simulate specific aspects of patient populations, allow for the refinement, reduction and elimination of human and animal participation