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Scientists found a potential sign of life on a distant planet – an astronomer explains why many are still skeptical - Daniel Apai, University of Arizona

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How does your brain create new memories? Neuroscientists discover 'rules' for how neurons encode new information -- William Wright, University of California, San Diego and Takaki Komiyama, University of California, San Diego

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All models are wrong − a computational modeling expert explains how engineers make them useful -- Zachary del Rosario, Olin College of Engineering

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Why deregulating online platforms is actually bad for free speech -- Michael Gregory, Clemson University

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Popular AIs head-to-head: OpenAI beats DeepSeek on sentence-level reasoning -- Manas Gaur, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Dark energy may have once been 'springier' than it is today − DESI cosmologists explain what their collaboration's new measurement says about the universe's history -- David Weinberg, The Ohio State University; Ashley Ross, The Ohio State University; Klaus Honscheid, The Ohio State University, and Paul Martini, The Ohio State University

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Why the meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes – a planetary scientist explains new research -- Patrick M. Shober, NASA

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Are twins allergic to the same things? -- Breanne Hayes Haney, West Virginia University

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Perceived consensus drives moral intolerance in a time of identity-driven politics and online bubbles -- Jen Cole Wright, College of Charleston

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Trump's nomination for NASA leader boasts business and commercial spaceflight experience during a period of uncertainty for the agency -- Wendy Whitman Cobb, Air University

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Jets from powerful black holes can point astronomers toward where − and where not − to look for life in the universe -- David Garofalo, Kennesaw State University

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3D printing will help space pioneers make homes, tools and other stuff they need to colonize the Moon and Mars -- Sven Bilén, Penn State

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Mission possible − parastronaut programs can make space travel more inclusive and attainable for all -- Jesse Rhoades, University of North Dakota and Rebecca Rhoades, University of North Dakota

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Radioisotope generators − inside the 'nuclear batteries' that power faraway spacecraft -- Benjamin Roulston, Clarkson University

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AI-generated images can exploit how your mind works − here's why they fool you and how to spot them -- Arryn Robbins, University of Richmond

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What would happen if Section 230 went away? A legal expert explains the consequences of repealing 'the law that built the internet' -- Daryl Lim, Penn State

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Signal is not the place for top secret communications, but it might be the right choice for you – a cybersecurity expert on what to look for in a secure messaging app -- Frederick Scholl, Quinnipiac University

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Helper bots in online communities diminish human interaction -- John Lalor, University of Notre Dame

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What are AI hallucinations? Why AIs sometimes make things up -- Anna Choi, Cornell University and Katelyn Xiaoying Mei, University of Washington

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Getting AIs working toward human goals − study shows how to measure misalignment -- Aidan Kierans, University of Connecticut

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Tiny cut marks on animal bone fossils reveal that human ancestors were in Romania 1.95 million years ago -- Briana Pobiner, Smithsonian Institution; Sabrina Curran, Ohio University, and Virgil Drãgușin, Academia Română

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Cancer hijacks your brain and steals your motivation − new research in mice reveals how, offering potential avenues for treatment -- Adam Kepecs, Washington University in St. Louis

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Fill-in-the-blank training primes AI to interpret health data from smartwatches and fitness trackers -- Eloy Geenjaar, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Alcohol causes cancer, and less than 1 drink can increase your risk − a cancer biologist explains how -- Pranoti Mandrekar, UMass Chan Medical School

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Vitamin D builds your bones and keeps your gut sealed, among many other essential functions − but many children are deficient -- Jacqueline Hernandez, Florida International University and Cristina Palacios, Florida International University

19 days ago

Stone tool discovery in China shows people in East Asia were innovating during the Middle Paleolithic, like in Europe and Middle East -- Ben Marwick, University of Washington

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Wild marmots' social networks reveal controversial evolutionary theory in action -- Conner Philson, University of California, Santa Barbara and Daniel T. Blumstein, University of California, Los Angeles

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Hard work feels worth it, but only after it's done – new research on how people value effort -- Piotr Winkielman, University of California, San Diego and Przemysław Marcowski, University of California, San Diego

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Feeling FOMO for something that's not even fun? It's not the event you're missing, it's the bonding -- Jacqueline Rifkin, Cornell University; Barbara Kahn, University of Pennsylvania, and Cindy Chan, University of Toronto

18 days ago

Rethinking repression − why memory researchers reject the idea of recovered memories of trauma -- Gabrielle Principe, College of Charleston

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Humans aren't the only animals with complex culture − but researchers point to one feature that makes ours unique -- Eli Elster, University of California, Davis

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Why do dogs love to play with trash? -- Nancy Dreschel, Penn State

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How many types of insects are there in the world? -- Nicholas Green, Kennesaw State University

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What was the first thing scientists discovered? A historian makes the case for Babylonian astronomy -- James Byrne, University of Colorado Boulder

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Is ranch dressing a liquid or a solid? A physicist explains -- Rae Robertson-Anderson, University of San Diego

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AI chatbots refuse to produce 'controversial' output − why that's a free speech problem -- Jordi Calvet-Bademunt, Vanderbilt University and Jacob Mchangama, Vanderbilt University

3 months ago

Deepfake detection improves when using algorithms that are more aware of demographic diversity -- Siwei Lyu, University at Buffalo and Yan Ju, University at Buffalo

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Will AI revolutionize drug development? Researchers explain why it depends on how it's used -- Duxin Sun, University of Michigan and Christian Macedonia, University of Michigan

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