A neural network picks promising antibiotics out of a library of chemicals
Evaluating over a million molecules takes four days of computer time.
Science // Science & Exploration
January was warmest on record for the globe
NOAA’s January summary is out, along with its outlook for spring.
CDC didn’t want 14 coronavirus patients flown to US—it was overruled
State Dept. overruled health experts amid unexpected test results, report says.
SpaceX pushing iterative design process, accepting failure to go fast
"This is very rapid iteration."
Rocket Report: Astra nearing first launch, Starship may soon roll to pad
A ride to the Moon for under $10 million? That's quite a price.
Neanderthals may have interbred with a much older human lineage
The result is likely to be disputed, as it relies on a novel technique.
Human activities responsible for more methane emissions than thought
Emissions pinned on natural sources are probably our fault instead.
Two passengers from coronavirus-stricken cruise ship die in Japan
First deaths from the onboard outbreak, which is the largest outside of China.
Coronavirus cuts Chinese carbon emissions by up to 25 percent
Nitrogen oxides have also fallen significantly as factories are closed.
Japan’s space agency moving ahead with Phobos lander mission
Is Phobos a captured asteroid? Or was it created by some ancient cataclysm?
Americans on coronavirus cruise ship barred from US after failed quarantine
"They put us in a petri dish to get infected."
Battery charging meets machine learning
Algorithms help testing hardware figure out the best way to a fast recharge.
Google parent pulls the plug on power-generating kite project
First moonshot project to be axed since Google cofounders stepped back from management.
Divided, we fall: How ant behavior mimics political polarization
Division of labor, polarization arise from social influence plus interaction bias.
Did birds still migrate during ice ages?
Model simulation tests idea that staying home would be advantageous.
