Not All Advanced Alien Civilizations May Escape Their Planets

Whether extraterrestrial civilizations and other intelligent beings exist remains unknown, though scientists have long speculated on this topic. In the mid-20th century, astrophysicist Frank Drake formulated an equation to estimate the number of extraterrestrial civilizations in the galaxy based on variables such as the number of sun-like stars, planets with suitable conditions, or the time…

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The CRISPR technology has partially restored vision to people with inherited blindness.

Scientists have presented the results of the first phase of clinical trials involving 14 people with inherited blindness, specifically Leber congenital amaurosis. Significant improvements in vision parameters have been observed with the application of CRISPR gene editing technology. Leber congenital amaurosis is characterized by a mutation in the CEP290 gene, resulting in severe vision loss,…

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Viggo Mortensen shared how he used the sword Anduril, which remained with him after “The Lord of the Rings”

Recently, actor Viggo Mortensen had an interview with GQ Magazine where he was asked about his thoughts on the upcoming film “The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.” The actor also shared an interesting anecdote related to a prop from “The Lord of the Rings”: after filming, Mortensen kept the sword Narsil (Anduril)…

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In the Top500 ranking, the new supercomputer Aurora placed only second

The Aurora supercomputer, powered by Intel processors, was unable to surpass the Frontier supercomputer, powered by AMD chips, in the latest Top500 ranking of the world’s fastest supercomputers, placing second. Nevertheless, Aurora topped the ranking in the HPL-MxP test, designed to evaluate performance in artificial intelligence, achieving 10.6 AI exaflops and becoming the fastest AI…

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