Scary movies and haunted houses can actually be a coping mechanism that helps you survive.
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Victor Ambros received half of the Nobel Prize for his work on microRNAs. Here he talks about the teamwork – and the nematodes…
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Whether intentional or not, the way mega-settlements in southeastern Europe from 6,000 years ago were laid out would have…
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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is one of 2 comets from the Oort Cloud passing by Earth in October 2024.
The prize honors innovation at Google DeepMind and in academia. Three researchers share the award for using machine learning…
Two researchers whose work has led to the AI revolution won the 2024 Nobel Prize in physics. A materials physicist explains…
The Nobel Prize shows that the field of artificial neural networks – and the deep learning AI revolution the technology…
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All the oxygen in your body is thanks to magic numbers of protons and neutrons in the nucleus.
Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their discovery of microRNAs, molecules…
Before sending humans to Mars, NASA will first return humans to the Moon’s surface to test its technology and train astronauts.
Belonging to a group can make you feel safe and supported. But there can be downsides, too.
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