New Research Shows How AI Could Transform Math, Physics, Cancer Research, and More
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What Does GPT-5 Have to Say about Black Holes, Math Puzzles and Cancer? A Lot
A new paper shows AI emerging as a tool that helps scientists test ideas, navigate literature and refine experiments
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Halted NIH Clinical Trials List Reveals Slashed Treatments for Cancer, COVID and Minority Health
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Halted NIH Clinical Trials List Reveals Slashed Treatments for Cancer, COVID and Minority Health
The National Institutes of Health has canceled funding for at least 383 clinical trials in the last year, affecting some 74,000 participants
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The Lost Planet that Created the Moon Came From the Inner Solar System
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Lost Planet Theia that Created the Moon Came From the Inner Solar System
New work pinpoints origins for the planet Theia, whose ancient collision with Earth likely produced the moon
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CDC Vaccine Website Promotes Antiscience Claims of Autism Ties
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CDC Vaccine Website Promotes Antiscience Claims of Autism Ties
The CDC this week quietly changed its official language to suggest vaccines may cause autism, a claim that scientists say has no basis in evidence
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Meet the Weird and Wonderful Life-forms That Can Survive in Space
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Meet the Weird and Wonderful Life-Forms That Can Survive in Space
The moss Physcomitrium patens joins tardigrades and thale-cress as a species that has survived in space
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When Susan Wojcicki Discovered She Had Lung Cancer, She Decided to Find Out Why
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When Susan Wojcicki Discovered She Had Lung Cancer, She Decided to Find Out Why
After her shocking lung cancer diagnosis, the late Susan Wojcicki dedicated herself to fighting the disease and looking for answers
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AI Uncovers Oldest-Ever Molecular Evidence of Photosynthesis
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AI Uncovers Oldest-Ever Molecular Evidence of Photosynthesis
A machine-learning breakthrough could lift the veil on Earth’s early history—and supercharge the search for alien life
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Each Time AI Gets Smarter, We Change the Definition of Intelligence
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Each Time AI Gets Smarter, We Change the Definition of Intelligence
As AI systems exceed one benchmark after another, our standards for “humanlike intelligence” keep evolving
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RFK, Jr., Releases Report Attacking Medical Care for Trans Children
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RFK, Jr., Releases Report Attacking Medical Care for Trans Children
A new report from the HHS that is critical of gender-affirming care for minors updates a similar, widely criticized report in May
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RFK, Jr., Says Peanut Allergies May Be Tied to Aluminum in Vaccines and Pesticides. Here's What the Science Says
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RFK, Jr., Says Peanut Allergies May Be Tied to Aluminum in Vaccines and Pesticides. Here’s What the Science Says
Strong evidence suggests that food allergies are caused by a lack of exposure to food allergens—not by exposure to toxins
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