Saturn’s ocean moon Enceladus is able to support life − my research team is working out how to detect extraterrestrial cells there

Saturn’s moon Enceladus has geysers shooting tiny grains of ice into space. These grains could hold traces of life − but researchers need the right tools to tell.

Fabian Klenner, Postdoctoral Scholar in Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington • conversation
April 17, 2024 ~8 min

How to Use AI Tools to Improve Quality of Internet Searches

VOA Learning English • voa
Feb. 28, 2024 ~5 min


We designed wormlike, limbless robots that navigate obstacle courses − they could be used for search and rescue one day

Robots often have a hard time navigating through debris, but robots designed based on worms and snakes could move around obstacles faster, thanks to an idea called mechanical intelligence.

Christopher Pierce, Postdoctoral Scholar in Robotics, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
Feb. 14, 2024 ~8 min

What Did People Search for in 2023?

VOA Learning English • voa
Dec. 15, 2023 ~4 min

Seti: how we're searching for alien life at previously unexplored frequencies

Previous searches for extraterrestrial life have included only the radio band above 600 MHz, leaving lower frequencies virtually unexplored.

Owen Johnson, PhD Candidate of Astrophysics, Trinity College Dublin • conversation
Dec. 5, 2023 ~7 min

Why Google, Bing and other search engines' embrace of generative AI threatens $68 billion SEO industry

Search engines run by generative AI could fundamentally change the online ecosystem.

Ravi Sen, Associate Professor of Information and Operations Management, Texas A&M University • conversation
Oct. 20, 2023 ~8 min

Possible hints of life found on distant planet – how excited should we be?

The results are intriguing, but analysing the atmospheres of exoplanets is no easy task.

Ian Whittaker, Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Sept. 13, 2023 ~7 min

Google's Search Engine at Center of Antitrust Trial

VOA Learning English • voa
Sept. 12, 2023 ~4 min


Are we alone in the universe? 4 essential reads on potential contact with aliens

Whistleblower allegations that the government possesses UFOs may not be backed up by public physical evidence, but some argue that listening for extraterrestrial life is the first phase of contact.

Mary Magnuson, Assistant Science Editor • conversation
Aug. 4, 2023 ~8 min

Gliding, not searching: Here's how to reset your view of ChatGPT to steer it to better results

ChatGPT can be very useful – if you shift how you view it. The first step is to stop thinking of it as a chatty search engine.

James Intriligator, Professor of the Practice, Tufts University • conversation
July 21, 2023 ~8 min

/

4