University of Bern
Generative AI can outperform humans in emotional intelligence tests
Could AI understand emotions better than we do?
Streaked Martian slopes aren’t caused by liquid flow
Researchers analyzed a global database of 500,000 strange streaks that occur on steep Martian slopes.
Exoplanet Orbiting the Closest Single Star to our Sun
Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet orbiting Barnard’s star, the closest single star to our Sun.
Uncovering grading bias in German secondary schools
A study of more than 14,000 German ninth graders shows that a child’s report card shows bias.
Researchers finally decipher density difference of sub-Neptunes
UNIBE and PlanetS have shown the existence of two distinct populations of sub-Neptunes.
In pre-Roman times, humans were buried with dogs, horses, and other creatures
Co-burials are still a mystery, but might indicate animal companionship or religious customs.
Astronomers identified four new exoplanets playing ‘hide and seek’
The planets are the size of Neptune or slightly smaller with 4.9 and 3.4 Earth radii.
There are, in fact, four types of planetary systems
These four classes are 'similar', 'ordered', 'anti-ordered,' and 'mixed'.
World’s first full-scale planetary defense test against potential asteroid impacts
A giant asteroid's impact is considered the likely cause of the mass extinction of the dinosaurs almost 66 million years ago. While there is no...
Searching non-Earth like environment for extraterrestrial life
As we know, the emergence of life requires three building blocks: an energy source, access to nutrition, and the presence of liquid water. Apart from...
Using AI to discover exoplanets
The tools developed could also be used on Earth to detect illegal dumps and waste dumps.
A ‘Very Exciting’ unique exoplanet has more water than earth
Unique exoplanet photobombs CHEOPS study of a nearby star system.
Scientists discovered the signs of tectonic activity on exoplanet
Volcanoes might light up the night sky of this planet.
Scientists created synthetic novel coronavirus clones
Scientists in virology and veterinary bacteriology at the University of Bern have reconstructed the clones of a novel coronavirus from synthetic DNA. The synthetic...