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A subvariant of COVID-19 is more contagious than the Omicron strain, sparking renewed concerns over a possible surge of cases in low vaccine areas. BA.2, a...
The Centers for Disease Control published a report earlier this month detailing how long the COVID-19 booster shot provides immunity, finding that its potency lasts around...
Omicron is the most dramatic evolution yet. A lab in South Africa first sent up a warning flare in November after its sequencers spotted a virus...
In September, Climeworks flipped the switch on Orca, the largest plant to date that is designed to remove carbon dioxide from the air. The facility, outside...
The malaria parasite, a notoriously deadly foe, has evolved countless ways to evade immune detection and thrive in human hosts. Mainly concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa, which...
Last year, researchers at Data Science Nigeria noted that engineers looking to train computer-vision algorithms could choose from a wealth of data sets featuring Western clothing,...
For a few seconds on a sunny afternoon last April, renewables broke a record for California’s main electric grid, providing enough power to supply 94.5% of...
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin use huge amounts of electricity. In 2021, the Bitcoin network consumed upwards of 100 terawatt-hours, more than the typical annual energy budget...
That changed with DeepMind’s AlphaFold2. The software, which uses an AI technique called deep learning, can predict the shape of proteins to the nearest atom, the...
The process is already underway. Enterprise-oriented companies like Okta and Duo, as well as personal identity providers like Google, offer ways for people to log in...