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DOGE Cuts Reach Key Nuclear Scientists, Bomb Engineers and Safety Experts
They handled the secure transport of nuclear materials — dangerous, demanding work that requires rigorous training. Four of them took…
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AI algorithm used to unpack neuroscience of human language
Using artificial intelligence (AI), scientists have unraveled the intricate brain activity that unfolds during everyday conversations. The tool could offer…
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A Mathematical ‘Fever Dream’ Hits the Road
Ingrid Daubechies, a mathematician at Duke University, is an expert on many matters, not least the baking of cookies in…
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Sparklemuffin peacock spider: The spider with secret iridescent scales that busts a move to win a mate
Name: Sparklemuffin peacock spider (Maratus jactatus) Where it lives: Wondul Range National Park, Queensland, Australia What it eats: Small insects…
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New clue on what is leading to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and ALS
In Nature Neuroscience, UConn School of Medicine researchers have revealed a new scientific clue that could unlock the key cellular…
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Scientists use light to unlock secret of atoms
A team of researchers from the University of Ottawa has made significant strides in understanding the ionization of atoms and…
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Why highly venomous male octopuses poison partners before sex
It’s an octopus-eat-octopus world. Scientists have discovered that mating, male blue-lined octopuses will inject a powerful, incapacitating neurotoxin into the…
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Therapy dogs can ease young patients’ anxiety in the emergency room
About 10 minutes with a therapy dog soothed kids who felt anxious about being emergency room patients. A clinical trial…
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The Blue Ghost lander just witnessed a lunar eclipse — from the moon
The privately-owned Blue Ghost moon lander, built by Texas-based company Firefly Aerospace, has captured rare views of a lunar eclipse…
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How our body deals with stress
adrenaline: A hormone produced by glands (adrenal) when someone is stressed by fear, anger or anxiety. It can make the…
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