Fossil study brings us one step closer to revealing how 'flying dinosaurs' took flight
Prehistoric reptiles like pterodactyls took flight long before bats and birds, but we don’t know how it happened.
Ben Igielman, PhD Candidate, Palaeontology, University of Oxford
• conversation
Jan. 17, 2023 • ~6 min
Jan. 17, 2023 • ~6 min
Crabs have evolved five separate times – why do the same forms keep appearing in nature?
In different parts of the world evolution often comes up with the same or similar solutions to life’s problems.
Matthew Wills, Professor of Evolutionary Palaeobiology at the Milner Centre for Evolution, University of Bath
• conversation
Dec. 6, 2022 • ~8 min
Dec. 6, 2022 • ~8 min
What if the dinosaurs hadn't gone extinct? Why our world might look very different
It’s hard to imagine the world without Homo sapiens. But it’s unlikely we would be here if it wasn’t for a chance asteroid collision.
Nicholas R. Longrich, Senior Lecturer in Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Bath
• conversation
Nov. 24, 2022 • ~9 min
Nov. 24, 2022 • ~9 min
Deepfake audio has a tell – researchers use fluid dynamics to spot artificial imposter voices
AI-generated voice-alikes can be indistinguishable from the real person’s speech to the human ear. A computer model that gives voice to the dinosaurs turns out to be a good way to tell the difference.
Patrick Traynor, Professor of Computer and Information Science and Engineering, University of Florida •
conversation
Sept. 20, 2022 • ~6 min
Sept. 20, 2022 • ~6 min
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