Woolly mice, Moon landings, mysterious space objects, and uncanny AI voices – an eclectic collection of subjects in today’s news briefs…
- Eerily realistic AI voice demo sparks amazement and discomfort online.
- James Webb spots mysterious object crossing space between stars.
- 2,400-year-old puppets with ‘dramatic facial expression’ discovered atop pyramid in El Salvador.
- Hoard of silver Roman coins found in UK – and some date to reign of Marcus Aurelius.
- Woolly mice designed to engineer mammoth-like elephants – why scientists doubt it’s a big step towards recreating mammoths.
- Ancient Egyptian city of Alexandria – the birthplace of Cleopatra – is crumbling into the sea at an unprecedented rate.
- NASA employees reportedly started booing when Elon Musk was mentioned at an all-hands meeting.
- Brain autopsies reveal a potential culprit behind Alzheimer’s.
- Why Oscar Wilde’s play about a biblical temptress was banned from the British stage for decades.
- Firefly releases stunning footage of Blue Ghost landing on the Moon.
- The Sun’s activity can trigger earthquakes, and now we know how.
- First Bronze Age settlement in Africa’s Maghreb region discovered.
- Image of the day: Spectacular photo taken from ISS shows ‘gigantic jet’ of upward-shooting lightning towering 50 miles over New Orleans.
Quote of the Day:
The real question is, when will we draft an artificial intelligence bill of rights? What will that consist of? And who will get to decide that?
Gray Scott
