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50 Years Later, This Apollo-Era Antenna Still Talks to Voyager 2
DSS-43 is the only antenna that can communicate with the probe
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Stanford Keto Study is Revolutionizing Mental Health
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Big Tech usually dismisses fears that AI kills jobs. Now it’s studying them.
Microsoft, Google, IBM, Cisco and others will produce a report on how AI might change tech jobs.
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Dr. Paul Mason - 'The Clotting Theory of Atherosclerosis and Seed Oil Toxicity (updated)'
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Magnetic Fingerprints of The Milky Way's Black Hole Revealed in Stunning Image
The magnetic fields that spiral around our galaxy's supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* have now been revealed by twisted light.
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Eyes in the sky: why drones are ‘beyond effective’ for animal rights campaigners around the world
Inexpensive and easy to use, drones are proving invaluable for activists monitoring illegal fishing, hunting and deforestation – as well as keeping tabs on zoos and aquariums
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Rethinking reality: Is the entire universe a single quantum object?
In the face of new evidence, physicists are starting to view the cosmos not as made up of disparate layers, but as a quantum whole linked by entanglement
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Gravity experiments on the kitchen table: why a tiny, tiny measurement may be a big leap forward for physics
A new measurement of gravity at small scales hints at an alternative to billion-dollar experiments for the future of physics.
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Overlooked Apollo data from the 1970s reveals huge record of 'hidden' moonquakes
A reanalysis of 50-year-old Apollo mission data long abandoned by NASA has revealed 22,000 previously unrecognized moonquakes, almost tripling the known number of seismic lunar events.
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Roads of destruction: we found vast numbers of illegal ‘ghost roads’ used to crack open pristine rainforest
What harm can a road do? Plenty. Once built, illegal roads let loggers, miners, poachers and landgrabbers into the jungle, and the felling begins.
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Researchers Solve Mystery of The Sea Creature That Evolved Eyes All Over Its Shell
Small, shelled, and unassuming, chitons have eyes unlike any other creature in the animal kingdom.
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Shape-shifting ultrasound stickers detect post-surgical complications
First-of-its-kind device ‘tags’ an organ to monitor abnormal, life-threatening fluid leaks
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Inkjets Are for More Than Just Printing
Inkjet technology has found a host of applications beyond putting dots on paper. It can now be used to make DNA microarrays for genomics, create electrical traces for printed circuit boards, and build 3D-printed structures.
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Beethoven’s DNA reveals he just wasn’t that musical
Analysis of Beethoven’s DNA has revealed that he had a low genetic predisposition for beat synchronization, an ability that’s closely related to musicality. This is according to researchers who set out to show how making genetic predictions for individuals, including famous historical figures, can…
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The Uncomfortable Truth Of What Really Happened With COVID | Dr. Paul Offit
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Plant-heavy ‘flexitarian’ diets could help limit global heating, study finds
Global adoption of diet low in meat would aid health, land and food systems as well as reducing emissions, researchers say
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The Magic of the Blackboard
Why scientists can’t quit chalk, even in the digital age.
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Statins and the Lean Mass Hyper-responder Phenotype: Some thoughts
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U.S. Must Act Quickly to Avoid Risks From AI, Report Says
The U.S. government must move “decisively” to avert an “extinction-level threat" to humanity from AI, says a government-commissioned report
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Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including with significant drops in IQ scores
Two new high-profile studies add to the increasingly worrisome picture of how even mild cases of COVID-19 can have detrimental effects on brain health.