Quantum physics exponentially improves some types of machine learning
Machine learning can get a boost from quantum physics. On certain types of machine learning tasks, quantum computers have an exponential advantage over standard...
Emily Conover
Samples of the asteroid Ryugu are scientists’ purest pieces of the solar system
Samples of the asteroid Ryugu are the most pristine pieces of the solar system that scientists have in their possession. A new analysis of...
Countries are expected to spend a staggering $1.8 trillion importing food they need this year; this would be a new world record but worryingly, it’s going...
Youth must be Equal Partners in Digital Decision Making ITU Youth Summit
Toronto, Jun 09 (IPS) – “50 percent of the present, but 100 percent of the future,” was the refrain at the first-ever Generation Connect...
Ancient penguin bones reveal unprecedented shrinkage in key Antarctic glaciers
Antarctica’s Pine Island and Thwaites glaciers are losing ice more quickly than they have at any time in the last few thousand years, ancient...
Scientists grew living human skin around a robotic finger
The Terminator may be one step closer to reality. Researchers at the University of Tokyo have built a robotic finger that, much like Arnold...
Crimes committed by the Da’esh terror network in Iraq constitute some of the “most gruesome acts we have seen in recent history”, the UN...
Terrorist groups ‘exploiting power vacuums’, UN chief warns
While the number of deaths from terrorism has declined, the overall threat is far from over, particularly in Africa, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said...
The World’s Worst Food Crisis for Decades – and What to do About It
LONDON, Jun 08 (IPS) – This is what happens when you starve. With no food, the body’s metabolism slows down to preserve energy for...
‘Revitalize our seas’ UN chief urges on World Oceans Day
Ensuring a healthy and productive ocean that serves the whole planet, is a “collective responsibility” that can only be fulfilled by working together, the...
Nepal’s deadly debris flow points to risks in other high mountain regions 
As freshwater reserves shrink, countries must prepare for a new water reality 
What it Means to be ‘Too Old’ and a Woman: Systemic Gendered Ageism and Loss of Belonging 
Ahead of COP17, UN Biodiversity Chief Urges Urgent Realignment of Finance with Nature Goals