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– Manuscript – Antarctica has not always been a land of ice and snow. Earth's southernmost continent once was home to rivers and forests full of life. Scientists are using satellite observations and radar imagery to look deep under the ice. The researchers report finding a large ancient landscape buried under the continent's ice sheet. It is full of valleys and ridges, … [記事を読む...] about 南極大陸はかつて川と森に覆われていました

– Manuscript – European researchers say a very hot October has put 2023 on a likely path to become the warmest year in recorded history. Last month, world temperatures beat a 2019 record for warmest October on record by 0.4 degrees, scientists from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service announced. The EU agency issues monthly reports on climate … [記事を読む...] about 2023年は記録史上最も暖かい年になる可能性が高い

– Manuscript – A hospital in New York City recently said it had successfully performed the world’s first eye transplant and the patient is doing well. New York University Langone Health said it performed the surgery last May. Hospital officials say it will be some time before it is known if the 46-year-old patient, Aaron James, will see with the new eye. But the … [記事を読む...] about 世界初の眼移植手術、男性が成功

– Manuscript – Publishing companies are growing increasingly concerned about generative AI, especially a model developed by Google. Since May, Google has begun releasing a new form of search in the United States, India, and Japan powered by generative AI. The product is called Search Generative Experience, or SGE. SGE uses AI to create summaries for some search questions. … [記事を読む...] about Googleの新しいAI検索ツールを心配する出版社

– Manuscript – Antarctic krill, a relative of shrimp and crabs, are only a few centimeters in size. But scientists say they are important to the area’s food web, including food for some of the Earth’s largest animals, whales. Fishing ships in the Antarctic gather krill for use as food in an increasing number of products. That has activists concerned. Alistair Allan is … [記事を読む...] about 南極の小さな生物が大きな問題を提起