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A number of theories try to explain how cultural differences come to be. A new study quantifies how such factors as resource…
Public data about individual donors’ political contributions supports the perception that American academia leans left.
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People with Down syndrome have an extra chromosome 21. Understanding the effects of those triplicated genes could help improve…
Millions of people worldwide are exposed via soil and water to arsenic, whether naturally occurring or related to pollution.…
Artificial intelligence looks like a political campaign manager’s dream because it could tune its persuasion efforts to…
Audiences love improvised, off-the-cuff entertainment, and new research suggests it’s because spontaneity seems to offer…
Researchers have identified ways to have more productive conversations – even when you’re talking to someone who holds…
Current forecasts suggest a warm tropical Pacific will be interfering what could otherwise be a ferocious Atlantic hurricane…
Figuring out how to regulate AI is a difficult challenge, and that’s even before tackling the problem of the small number…
If hunter-gatherers went beyond nose-to-tail eating to include the undigested plant matter in a prey animal’s stomach,…
Unlike opioid drugs like morphine and fentanyl that travel throughout the body, the opioids your body produces are released…
Biased algorithms in health care can lead to inaccurate diagnoses and delayed treatment. Deciding which variables to include…
Fungal infections can be among the hardest to treat, and since the pandemic began they’ve become only more common. To…
China’s newest hypersonic missile, the DF-27, could sideline US aircraft carrier groups in the Pacific, while missiles…
Transcranial alternating current stimulation, or tACS, is a type of brain stimulation that can change neural activity and…
Generative AIs may make up information they serve you, meaning they may potentially spread science misinformation. Here’s…
Generative AI, those astonishingly powerful language- and image-generating tools taking the world by storm, come at a price:…
Pain has long been subjectively measured, leading to frustrations for patients and doctors alike. Identifying neural biomarkers…