JCVI is understood to have concerns about the affect of the jab on other childhood inoculationsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageConfusion is growing over whether all children aged 12 and over will soon be offered a Covid jab …
How a hot blob off New Zealand is contributing to drought in South America
Study reveals the vast patch of warm water has produced a dry ridge of high pressure across the south Pacific, blocking storms from reaching ChileA vast patch of warming water off the coast of New Zealand – referred to as a “warming blob” – has contrib…
Female hummingbirds look like males to avoid attacks, study suggests
Some females found to have evolved with bright plumage, which seems to protect against male aggressionThey may zip around looking cute and sociable, but the world of hummingbirds is rife with aggression. Now it looks like some female hummingbirds have …
Reporting on the climate crisis: ‘For years it was seen as a far-off problem’
Our correspondent talks to her predecessor about how global heating went from a ‘slow burn’ to the biggest story of allDevastating floods across Europe, killer heatwaves in Canada, wildfires across the US. Extreme weather has hit the headlines across t…
Are Covid booster shots necessary? – video explainer
Many countries with already high vaccination rates are considering offering people an additional coronavirus vaccine dose. But are these booster shots necessary? And what about the issue of vaccine equity? The Guardian’s Natalie Grover examines the cos…
What if it’s too late to save our planet without geoengineering? | Moira Donegan
Climate engineering sounds scary. But is coming whether we like it or not, this scientist saysThe realities of climate change are front-page news every day. Temperature records are being smashed. Wildfires are raging. There is no sign of things going b…
軍事AIの弱点をなくすべく、米国防総省は自らを“ハッキング”する
人工知能（AI）の高度化によって国の防衛力を高め、その安全性と信頼性を担保するために、米国防総省が機械学習モデルの審査を強化している。その鍵を握るのが、米軍のAIを自らハッキングすることで脆弱性を見つけ出す“レッドチーム”だ。なかでもAIシステムの「データ汚染」は重大な脅威になる可能性があるとして、対策が急がれている。
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COVID hospitalization averages $20K—and insurers want unvaccinated to pay up
Delta surcharge is “necessary to address the financial risk” of not getting vaccinated.
Graphene veils may hold the secret to conserving priceless works of art
Graphene sticks to any clean surface but can easily be removed without causing damage.
Avalo uses machine learning to accelerate the adaptation of crops to climate change
Climate change is affecting farming all over the world, and solutions are seldom simple. But if you could plant crops that resisted the heat, cold or drought instead of moving a thousand miles away, wouldn’t you? Avalo helps plants like these become a reality using AI-powered genome analysis that can reduce the time and money […]