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DeepMind Gave An AI 'Intuition' By Training It Like A Baby

The new study builds upon our early months in life as a rich resource for developing AI with common sense.

NASA Lays Out The Launch Windows For Its Massive Moon Rocket

The SLS is the most powerful rocket NASA has ever built and is designed to fire its Orion capsule towards the Moon.

All-In-One Solar Tower Produces Jet Fuel From CO2, Water And Sunlight

The solar tower fuel plant described here represents a viable pathway to global-scale implementation of solar fuel production.

Modified MRI Spies The Early Signs Of Parkinson's Disease

The technology could also be used to track fine structural changes in the brain as a way of monitoring disease progression.

Diabetes Breakthrough Restores Insulin Production Using Existing Drug

In principle, a single course of this kind of drug over a few days could replace the need for regular insulin shots in diabetics.

The News Search For Extra-terrestrial Life: We Can Finally Analyse Exoplanet Atmospheres

The next generation of exoplanet studies has the potential to pass the bar of the extraordinary evidence needed to prove the existence of life.

New Discovery Could Lead To Improved Cancer Treatment

The finding could improve cancer immunotherapy, a promising therapy that targets cancer cells using the body’s own immune system rather than radiation.

New Technology May Help Detect Lung Cancer Earlier At The Cellular Level

A newly developed technology can help detect cancer at the cellular level, which may help doctors to diagnose and treat lung cancer earlier.

Investigational Blood Test Can Detect Multiple Signs Of Brain Cancer To Help Improve Diagnosis And Monitoring

The technology could be used to more accurately diagnose gliomas, monitor tumor progression, and assess response to therapy.

How Different Cancer Cells Respond To Drug-delivering Nanoparticles

The findings of a large-scale screen could help researchers design nanoparticles that target specific types of cancer.

Scientists Discover Mechanism Controlling Spread Of Pancreatic Cancer

Boosting GREM1 levels could reverse this process and cause invasive cell types to revert into a less dangerous form. Researchers hope, in the future, to use this knowledge to find ways to reverse more advanced pancreatic cancer into a less aggressive form, which is easier to treat.

Researchers Hail ‘breakthrough’ In Blood-based Technology For Cancer Research

Metastatic cancers shed DNA into a person’s bloodstream. Dr. Alexander Wyatt. In collaboration with BC Cancer, said the team has developed a blood test that uses an “unprecedented level technological resolution” to examine each cancer’s unique genetic makeup.