The Evolving Debate Around Dark Energy

The Evolving Debate Around Dark Energy
In the beginning, the Big Bang happened, sending everything in the universe expanding outward and apart, from a dense hot ...
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Scientists Launch Moonshot to Build an Entire Human Genome From Scratch

Scientists Launch Moonshot to Build an Entire Human Genome From Scratch
The ability to sequence and edit human DNA has revolutionized biomedicine. Now a new consortium wants to take the next ...
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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through July 5)

This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through July 5)
Artificial Intelligence Large Language Models Are Improving ExponentiallyGlenn Zorpette | IEEE Spectrum “According to a metric [METR] devised, the capabilities ...
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Could Electric Brain Stimulation Make You Better at Math?

Could Electric Brain Stimulation Make You Better at Math?
A painless, non-invasive brain stimulation technique can significantly improve how young adults learn math, my colleagues and I found in ...
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New Google AI Will Work Out What 98% of Our DNA Actually Does for the Body

New Google AI Will Work Out What 98% of Our DNA Actually Does for the Body
Vast swathes of the human genome remain a mystery to science. A new AI from Google DeepMind is helping researchers ...
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This Ozempic-Like Drug Slashed Migraines by Half in a Small Trial

This Ozempic-Like Drug Slashed Migraines by Half in a Small Trial
It starts with flashes of light. Zig-zag lines float across your vision. You feel a slight tingling in your cheeks ...
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Scientists Genetically Engineer Tobacco Plants to Pump Out a Popular Cancer Drug

Scientists Genetically Engineer Tobacco Plants to Pump Out a Popular Cancer Drug
Stroll through ancient churchyards in England, and you’ll likely see yew trees with bright green leaves and stunning ruby red ...
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How Was the Wheel Invented? Computer Simulations Reveal Its Unlikely Birth Nearly 6,000 Years Ago

How Was the Wheel Invented? Computer Simulations Reveal Its Unlikely Birth Nearly 6,000 Years Ago
Imagine you’re a copper miner in southeastern Europe in the year 3900 BCE. Day after day, you haul copper ore ...
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Scientists Are Smuggling Large Drugs Into the Brain—Opening a New World of Possible Therapies

Scientists Are Smuggling Large Drugs Into the Brain—Opening a New World of Possible Therapies
Our brain is a fortress. Its delicate interior is completely surrounded by a protective wall called the blood-brain barrier. True ...
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The Dream of an AI Scientist Is Closer Than Ever

The Dream of an AI Scientist Is Closer Than Ever
Modern artificial intelligence is a product of decades of painstaking scientific research. Now, it’s starting to pay that effort back ...
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