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r/science·3h agoNeuroscience
Your brain has separate circuits for belly laughs and polite chuckles: « Studies in animals and epilepsy patients suggest that spontaneous laughter is regulated by different brain networks than voluntary laughter. »
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r/technology·2d agoBiotechnology
Robotic exoskeleton could redefine how stroke survivors relearn to walk: « First-of-its-kind intervention improved range of motion and muscle activation. »
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r/technology·4d agoEnergy
Solar generation beats coal in the US for the first time ever: « Record solar generation pushed the energy source ahead of coal in May. »
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r/science·5d agoAstronomy
Famous ‘Pink Planet’ harbors a salty surprise: « James Webb Space Telescope finds salt clouds surround one of the coldest objects ever studied. »
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r/technology·6d agoHardware
The nose knows: Electric schnoz can smell when your food’s gone bad, « A new proof-of-concept device created by UC Berkeley researchers can sniff out gases emitted by harmful bacteria, allergens and other food safety hazards. »
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r/technology·8d agoBiotechnology
A tiny ingestible sensor can measure temperature from inside the body: « After being swallowed, the devices could offer continuous monitoring of patients who are sick or at risk of hypothermia. »
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r/sciences·9d agoResearch
Scientists reveal surprising mechanism behind Venus flytrap’s rapid snap: « Intricate tests show hair-trigger detection causes cells on outer surface of leaf to soften, prompting closure. »
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r/technology·13d agoBiotechnology
Augmented reality system could make medical ultrasounds easier to interpret: « MIT researchers have designed an ultrasound system that creates a real-time 3D representation of the object being imaged. »
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r/technology·15d agoSpace
MIT astronomers discover the earliest known flickering quasar: « When the universe was just 850 million years old, this voracious black hole was already surprisingly mature, a new study finds. »
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r/science·16d agoEngineering
Plants could be used to grow medicines in space, study shows: « UC San Diego engineers are growing plants in simulated space conditions to explore their potential for producing pharmaceuticals in space. »
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r/technology·17d agoSpace
Found: Milky Way black hole’s missing wind, « The half-century-long search is finally over, opening a new window into the physics at play in the center of the galaxy. »
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r/science·18d agoBiology
Electrical pulses reverse aging in sea squirts: « Findings point toward new strategies for protecting species from environmental shifts and could also have implications for mitigating age-related decline in humans. »
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r/science·21d agoBiology
Research shows plants such as canola, tomatoes and rice reduce iron uptake when stressed by drought: « Study could also have implications for global food security and human nutrition. »
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r/science·23d agoPaleontology
Paleontologists just found the peacock of the dinosaur era: « Dubbed the “Banko’s feather dragon,” the extinct bird’s tail feathers were twice the length of its entire body. »
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r/science·24d agoCancer
A new sensor could enable earlier detection of bladder cancer: « Using a catheter coated with carbon nanotubes, researchers can detect biomarkers produced by cancer cells in the bladder. »
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r/zoology·25d agoArticle
Cows can tell humans apart, new study finds: « Domestic bovines watching videos of humans will stare at unfamiliar faces longer than faces they know. »
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r/sciences·26d agoNews
MIT researchers develop a low-cost technique to get lithium out of rocks: « The low-temperature process could unlock cleaner lithium from America’s abundant hard rock while minimizing waste. »
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r/science·26d agoMaterials Science
MIT researchers develop a low-cost technique to get lithium out of rocks: « The low-temperature process could unlock cleaner lithium from America’s abundant hard rock while minimizing waste. »
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r/science·28d agoCancer
AI model links tumor mutations to treatment response: « Model uses tumor DNA to predict immunotherapy and chemotherapy outcomes across multiple cancers. »
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r/technology·29d agoBiotechnology
Chickens without eggs? De-extinction company creates artificial egg: « In the process, Colossal may have handed a useful tool to developmental biology. »
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r/technology·1mo agoBiotechnology✓ recovered
Machine learning personalizes depression treatment with the help of wearable technology: « Researchers report substantial decreases in depression symptoms by tailoring behavioral interventions based on data participants collect about their own moods and daily habits. »
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r/science·1mo agoEnvironment
Wildlife is watching us, too — and changing their behavior in response: « How the mere presence of people, not just landscape change, can reshape how species use space and environment, with implications for conservation efforts. »
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r/science·1mo agoPaleontology
Why meat-eating dinosaurs like T. rex evolved tiny arms: « The evolution of tiny arms in several groups of meat-eating dinosaurs was likely driven by the development of strong, powerful heads, which were used to attack prey. »
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r/artificial·1mo agoNews✓ recovered
Millions of people are pretending to be AI chatbots — for fun: « People are spending hours on the site. I didn't really expect it to be so addictive. »
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r/ArtificialInteligence·1mo ago📰 News✓ recovered
Millions of people are pretending to be AI chatbots — for fun: « People are spending hours on the site. I didn't really expect it to be so addictive. »
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r/technology·1mo agoArtificial Intelligence✓ recovered
Millions of people are pretending to be AI chatbots — for fun: « People are spending hours on the site. I didn't really expect it to be so addictive. »
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r/Earth·1mo ago📸 Media / Images / Videos✓ recovered
Your Name in Landsat: « With this online interactive, users can type in their name then view and export the graphic of that name spelled out in Earth features found in Landsat images. »
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r/technology·1mo agoSpace✓ recovered
Your Name in Landsat: « With this online interactive, users can type in their name then view and export the graphic of that name spelled out in Earth features found in Landsat images. »
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r/science·1mo agoAstronomy
A small object past Pluto may have a thin atmosphere: « The possible atmosphere around 2002 XV93 would be a first for a small object beyond Pluto. »
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r/robots·1mo agoMedia✓ recovered
"Monster wolf" robots in high demand to scare off bears in Japan after record number of attacks: « We make them by hand. We cannot make them fast enough now. We are asking our customers to wait two to three months. »
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r/robotics·1mo agoNews✓ recovered
"Monster wolf" robots in high demand to scare off bears in Japan after record number of attacks: « We make them by hand. We cannot make them fast enough now. We are asking our customers to wait two to three months. »
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r/technology·1mo agoRobotics/Automation✓ recovered
"Monster wolf" robots in high demand to scare off bears in Japan after record number of attacks: « We make them by hand. We cannot make them fast enough now. We are asking our customers to wait two to three months. »
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r/HotScienceNews·1mo ago✓ recovered
Wearable polygraph detects hidden stress: « The body can notice stress before the conscious brain — and that’s no lie »
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r/technology·1mo agoBiotechnology✓ recovered
Wearable polygraph detects hidden stress: « The body can notice stress before the conscious brain — and that’s no lie »
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r/science·1mo agoEngineering
Researchers “reprogram” materials by quickly rearranging their atoms: « A new method for precisely moving columns of individual atoms within a material could give rise to exotic quantum properties. »
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r/technology·1mo agoNanotech/Materials✓ recovered
Researchers “reprogram” materials by quickly rearranging their atoms: « A new method for precisely moving columns of individual atoms within a material could give rise to exotic quantum properties. »
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r/HotScienceNews·1mo ago✓ recovered
Personalized vaccine shows promise against aggressive brain cancer: « Participants in early clinical trial had increased immune response, slowed tumor progression. »
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r/sciences·1mo agoResearch✓ recovered
Personalized vaccine shows promise against aggressive brain cancer: « Participants in early clinical trial had increased immune response, slowed tumor progression. »
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r/Health·1mo ago✓ recovered
Personalized vaccine shows promise against aggressive brain cancer: « Participants in early clinical trial had increased immune response, slowed tumor progression. »
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r/Health·1mo ago✓ recovered
Metformin’s real power may be in the gut: « Type 2 diabetes drug slows mitochondrial energy production in gut cells, forcing gut to metabolize excess sugar. »
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r/science·1mo agoMedicine✓ recovered
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r/jameswebbdiscoveries·1mo agoOfficial NASA James Webb Release✓ recovered
Messier 77 (NIRCam): « This latest Picture of the Month from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope features Messier 77 (M77), a barred spiral galaxy famous and appreciated among astronomers for its combination of relative proximity and spectacular features to study. »
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r/technology·1mo agoSpace✓ recovered
Messier 77 (NIRCam): « A barred spiral galaxy famous and appreciated among astronomers for its combination of relative proximity and spectacular features to study. »
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r/science·1mo agoChemistry
Researchers pioneer method to rapidly design proteins: « Their strategy revealed new details that open the door to designing proteins with powerful abilities that could ultimately benefit medicine and manufacturing. »
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r/ArtificialInteligence·1mo ago📰 News✓ recovered
Rude to ChatGPT? Don’t be surprised if it gets weird: « An AI model in a "high well-being state” is more likely to stay positive and engaged, while “unhappy” models may try to evade negative interactions. »
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r/technology·1mo agoArtificial Intelligence✓ recovered
Rude to ChatGPT? Don’t be surprised if it gets weird: « An AI model in a "high well-being state” is more likely to stay positive and engaged, while “unhappy” models may try to evade negative interactions. »
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r/sciences·1mo agoResearch✓ recovered
The unconscious brain may still process sound, learn patterns, and predict words under anesthesia: « Learn how researchers recorded neurons responding to stories and predicting words while patients remained unconscious during surgery. »
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r/biology·1mo ago:snoo: news✓ recovered
New kind of CRISPR could treat viral infection and cancer by shredding sick cells’ DNA: « A new kind of CRISPR that destroys cells rather than gene editing them has shown potential for killing sick cells while leaving healthy cells untouched. »
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r/sciences·1mo agoResearch✓ recovered
Single dose of magic mushroom psychedelic can cause anatomical brain changes, study finds: « Participants took 25mg of psilocybin, reporting deeper psychological insight and better wellbeing a month later. »
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r/science·1mo agoEngineering
MIT engineers’ virtual violin produces realistic sounds: « Based on the physics of how the instrument produces sound, the model could help violin makers in the design process. »
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r/science·1mo agoEngineering
Self-organizing “pencil beam” laser could help scientists design brain-targeted therapies: « MIT researchers leveraged a surprise discovery to devise a faster and more precise biomedical imaging technique. »
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r/technology·1mo agoSoftware✓ recovered
MIT engineers’ virtual violin produces realistic sounds: « Based on the physics of how the instrument produces sound, the model could help violin makers in the design process. »
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r/science·1mo agoCancer
Heartbeat’s mechanical force found to suppress tumour growth: « An international study reveals how mechanical forces in cardiac tissue inhibit cancer cell proliferation. »
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r/science·1mo agoMedicine
Self-organizing “pencil beam” laser could help scientists design brain-targeted therapies: « MIT researchers leveraged a surprise discovery to devise a faster and more precise biomedical imaging technique. »
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r/technology·1mo agoBiotechnology✓ recovered
Self-organizing “pencil beam” laser could help scientists design brain-targeted therapies: « MIT researchers leveraged a surprise discovery to devise a faster and more precise biomedical imaging technique. »
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r/technology·1mo agoSpace✓ recovered
‘Dancing jets’ from black hole reveal their immense power: « Researchers used an array of linked up telescopes separated by large distances to observe the black hole jets being buffeted by the winds of the star as the black hole moved around its orbit. »
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r/science·2mo agoBiology
Scientists find a new way coronaviruses can get into human cells: « We found a new coronavirus receptor in human cells ahead of any virus spillover into the human population. »
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r/sciences·2mo agoNews✓ recovered
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory, is finally complete: « The images it captures will be so large there is not a screen in existence large enough to show them. »
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r/technology·2mo agoSpace✓ recovered
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory, is finally complete: « The images it captures will be so large there is not a screen in existence large enough to show them. »
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r/sciences·2mo agoResearch✓ recovered
Ultraprocessed foods may hurt muscle health, study finds: « People who ate diets that were high in ultraprocessed foods had more fat in between their muscles. »
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r/Health·2mo ago✓ recovered
Ultraprocessed foods may hurt muscle health, study finds: « People who ate diets that were high in ultraprocessed foods had more fat in between their muscles. »
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r/science·2mo agoNeuroscience
Neurobiologists hack brain circuits tied to placebo pain relief: « Researchers demonstrate that placebo pain relief generalizes across different types of pain, offering hope for opioid-free pain management strategies. »
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r/sciences·2mo agoResearch✓ recovered
Sperm whales’ communication closely parallels human language, study finds: « Analysis shows whales’ coda vocalizations are ‘highly complex’ and remarkably similar to our own. »
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r/biology·2mo ago:snoo: article✓ recovered
Sperm whales’ communication closely parallels human language, study finds: « Analysis shows whales’ coda vocalizations are ‘highly complex’ and remarkably similar to our own. »
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r/technology·2mo agoArtificial Intelligence✓ recovered
Tiny cameras in earbuds let users talk with AI about what they see: « University of Washington researchers developed the first system that incorporates tiny cameras in off-the-shelf wireless earbuds to allow users to talk with an AI model about the scene in front of them. »
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r/science·2mo agoAstronomy
See and hear galaxies evolve from the dawn of the universe: « The most realistic picture yet of how galaxies formed and then evolved from the beginning of time has been revealed in a suite of new and unique audiovisual simulations. »
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r/biology·2mo ago:snoo: article✓ recovered
Your roommate can change your gut: Study finds living together could change your biome, « Scientists have mapped how anaerobic bacteria—which can’t survive in air—travel between social partners. »
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r/Health·2mo ago✓ recovered
Your roommate can change your gut: Study finds living together could change your biome, « Scientists have mapped how anaerobic bacteria—which can’t survive in air—travel between social partners. »
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r/science·2mo agoHealth✓ recovered
Your roommate can change your gut: Study finds living together could change your biome, « Scientists have mapped how anaerobic bacteria—which can’t survive in air—travel between social partners. »
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r/compsci·2mo ago✓ recovered
If an AI agent screws up while running your business, there's nobody to sue: « Vendors tout the potential, but responsibility remains unclear. »
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r/ArtificialInteligence·2mo ago📰 News✓ recovered
If an AI agent screws up while running your business, there's nobody to sue: « Vendors tout the potential, but responsibility remains unclear. »
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r/technology·2mo agoArtificial Intelligence✓ recovered
If an AI agent screws up while running your business, there's nobody to sue: « Vendors tout the potential, but responsibility remains unclear. »
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r/biology·2mo ago:snoo: news✓ recovered
Researchers discover new type of cell that's seen only during pregnancy: « A new map of the "maternal-fetal interface" reveals a new type of cell, as well as the types of cells most likely to be affected in conditions like preeclampsia. »
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r/sciences·2mo agoResearch✓ recovered
Researchers discover new type of cell that's seen only during pregnancy: « A new map of the "maternal-fetal interface" reveals a new type of cell, as well as the types of cells most likely to be affected in conditions like preeclampsia. »
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r/Health·2mo ago✓ recovered
Researchers discover new type of cell that's seen only during pregnancy: « A new map of the "maternal-fetal interface" reveals a new type of cell, as well as the types of cells most likely to be affected in conditions like preeclampsia. »