AI demand could drive up US electricity bills – even if it fizzles pred 13 urami in 34 minutami A rush to build more energy infrastructure is driven in part by inflated estimates of US data centre growth. That means households and small businesses could face higher electricity bills – even if AI demand falters(New Scientist)
The world is losing major ground in the fight against measles pred 14 urami in 4 minutami A wave of anti-vaccine sentiment has spurred measles outbreaks around the world, and could lead to outbreaks of other preventable illnesses(New Scientist)
Billions of phones can detect and warn about nearby earthquakes pred 16 urami in 34 minutami Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts program is a globe-spanning earthquake early-warning system that uses billions of phone sensors to detect seismic shaking and alert those at risk(New Scientist)
Genetically tailored microbes could tweak our microbiomes pred 16 urami in 34 minutami Researchers have genetically engineered gut microbes to absorb compounds that contribute to kidney stones – and to thrive in the competitive gut microbiome(New Scientist)
Neanderthal groups had their own local food culture pred 1 dnevom, 6 urami in 34 minutami A comparison of cut marks on bones reveals that Neanderthal groups living fairly close to each other had their own distinct ways of butchering animals(New Scientist)
Children conceived using mitochondria from a donor are now doing well pred 1 dnevom, 13 urami in 34 minutami Eight children who were at risk of serious genetic conditions have hit all of their developmental milestones after donor mitochondria was used during their IVF conception(New Scientist)
Babies made using three people's DNA are free of hereditary disease pred 1 dnevom, 13 urami in 34 minutami Eight children have been born in the UK using genetic material from three people, which appears to have prevented them from developing serious genetic conditions(New Scientist)
Why we urgently need to talk about geoengineering pred 1 dnevom, 17 urami in 35 minutami The idea that we might attempt large-scale experiments to cool the planet is horrifying to some, but it looks increasingly likely that we will have to do so this century(New Scientist)
Have we found an unlikely solution to the climate impact of flying? pred 1 dnevom, 17 urami in 35 minutami Aviation is probably the single hardest industry to decarbonise. Sustainable fuels aren't the answer, but Mike Berners-Lee thinks there is one at hand(New Scientist)
