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A team of international scientists have performed difficult machine learning computations using a nano-scale device, named an “optomemristor”.The chalcogenide thin-film device uses both light and electrical signals to interact and emulate multi-facto

92 000 years ago, humans significantly altered ecology and landscapes using fire. Archaeologists believe the humans who arrived in the Karonga district started burning down the forest to open the landscape for hunting. Photo: Og Mpango/Unsplash. As far as we know, humans as a species have been around for at least 300 000 years. Recently, we have come to realize that our impact on the climate and earth’s ecology is unsustainable. Landscape change driven by humans is nothing ...

AFL’s 12-day concussion rule not long enough Concussed footballers could be sidelined for longer after brain scans showed the enforced 12-day lay-off might not be enough. Health by Grant McArthur and Michael Warner 30th Apr 2021 10:25 AM Premium Content Subscriber only Scans of injured footballers brains have revealed many are still damaged two weeks after suffering knocks to the head. The finding by top Melbourne scien...

AFL’s 12-day concussion rule not long enough Concussed footballers could be sidelined for longer after brain scans showed the enforced 12-day lay-off might not be enough. Health by Grant McArthur and Michael Warner 30th Apr 2021 10:25 AM Premium Content Subscriber only Scans of injured footballers brains have revealed many are still damaged two weeks after suffering knocks to the head. The finding by top Melbourne scien...