Science Saturday: Discoveries That Blow Your Mind! 🧠✨
Welcome back to Science Saturday, where we bring you the coolest science stories from around the globe! This week, we're diving into ancient brains, AI's creative edge, penguins with bird flu, and cosmic revelations about our galaxy! Let's get started! 🚀
Unearthing Ancient Human Brains 🧠⏳
A team from Oxford University has just compiled the most comprehensive archive of ancient human brains ever! Over 4,000 brains from all continents (sorry, Antarctica 🐧) with the oldest dating back 12,000 years. This treasure trove could reveal how these delicate organs managed to survive over millennia and might help us understand if ancient humans suffered from the same diseases we do today. Just imagine what secrets these ancient brains hold! 🤯
AI Outsmarts Humans in Creativity Contest 🤖🎨
In a surprising twist, researchers at the University of Arkansas pitted 151 humans against GPT-4, and guess who won? Yep, the AI did! 🥇 The tests measured creative thinking, like dreaming up consequences if humans didn't need sleep (more Netflix, anyone? 🍿) and coming up with unrelated nouns. GPT-4 was more original and elaborate across all tasks. But here's the catch: AI still needs us to kickstart its creativity. Without human prompts, it's like a car without gas. 🚗💨
Penguins With Bird Flu But No Symptoms? 🐧❓
Adélie penguins in Antarctica have tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu, but they seem totally chill about it. 😎 Scientists were worried the virus would wreak havoc on penguin populations, but after two months, the infected birds are still happily foraging and showing no symptoms. While this is good news, researchers are keeping a close eye since asymptomatic penguins could still spread the virus to other species. Fingers crossed for our tuxedoed friends! 🤞
Galactic Secrets Unveiled 🌌🔭
Astronomers using the Gaia space telescope have discovered two ancient star streams named Shakti and Shiva. These cosmic rivers might have been part of the Milky Way's earliest days, merging with our galaxy around 12 billion years ago! 😱 Located about 30,000 light-years from the galactic center, studying them could unravel mysteries about how our galaxy formed. Space just got a whole lot cooler! ✨
Stay curious, amigos, and until next time, keep looking up! 🌠
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Science Saturday: Human brains, AI's creativity and penguin flu
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