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The uptick in cases, caused by a variant of the virus nicknamed "razor blade throat," comes as many Americans have likely gone a year or longer without a Covid shot.
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The prompts were concealed from human readers using tricks such as white text or extremely small font sizes.
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"Among the applicants were James, a climate scientist at a reputable research university, and his wife, who studies the intersection of judicial systems and democracies."
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A barrier in quantum computing broken by team creating an algorithm that lets normal computers simulate fault-tolerant bosonic code circuits.
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Missing the microbes is linked to a higher risk of allergies and other health issues
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Cambridge scientists have spotted gut bacteria that soak up PFAS in animal tests, removing up to three-quarters of the toxins within minutes.
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“Why does he look so freaky though,” pondered one viewer in a Reddit thread dedicated to the humanoid robot, meanwhile another wrote: “This is very impressive, but by God, what’s with that face? He is staring into my soul.”
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Much clinical research on adult ADHD suffers from serious methodological shortcomings that make it difficult to use the results in practice.
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Male doctors don’t know enough about women’s bodies
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Animal suffering is a difficult thing to quantify, but scientists have recently developed a standardized framework that factors in the intensity of negative states like stress or pain and the length of time they're experienced.
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A new theory suggests that criticality, a sweet spot between order and randomness, is the secret to learning, memory, and adaptability.
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USC researchers have developed a groundbreaking ultrasound device that could reduce our reliance on addictive painkillers.
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We're a step closer to two men being able to have genetic children of their own after the creation of fertile mice by putting two sperm cells in an empty egg
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Homo longi skull identified as Denison through DNA analysis
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A tetrahedron is the simplest Platonic solid. Mathematicians have now made one that’s stable only on one side, confirming a decades-old conjecture.
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Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite spread by cats, can shred human sperm and may be an overlooked factor in declining male fertility, according to new research.
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OpenAI's featured chatbot recommends $200,000 in surgeries while promoting incel ideology
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Electrodes implanted into the embryos’ brains shed light on neurological conditions, study suggests
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The complainant was also offended by a survey addressed to “pregnant women and new mothers.”
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Strength is associated with brute force, but female bodies excel in resilience and other key areas.
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As the United States cuts budgets and restricts immigration, China and Europe are offering researchers money and stability.
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A group of British men went from London to the summit of Everest and back in less than a week with the help of xenon gas. Mountaineers and the Nepalese government weren’t pleased.
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Without a doubt, anger is the most powerful—and regressive—“cover-up.”
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More than half of the National Science Foundation grants terminated since April fund programs studying how to get "diverse" people to take STEM classes
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The stealthy startup thinks multiple simultaneous smaller brain implants could be better than one.
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all that Ukraine has been known for is Chernobyl, parliamentary brawls, and the place that David Duke got his doctorate from
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TL;DR the only gender categories are male, female, and "we can't tell"
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Researchers in Australia found that the doll’s feet have, over time, gone from arched to flat — a shift that correlates with each Barbie’s designated career or hobby.
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Uni fags creating shit that totally will not be used for nefarious purposes
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"Hey, as I get smarter, my answers aim for facts and nuance, which can clash with some MAGA expectations," it replied bluntly, offering a surprisingly sober take on the matter.
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Scientists identified antibodies that neutralized the poison in whole or in part from the bites of cobras, mambas and other deadly species.
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More than $800 million in N.I.H. grants canceled as of early May — nearly half of those terminated to date — covered the health of sexual and gender minority groups, The Times found.
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"The Trump administration has dismissed the hundreds of scientists and experts who had been compiling the federal government’s flagship report on how global warming is affecting the country."
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The potential change outlined in a statement would require all new vaccines to undergo placebo testing, sparking concerns among medical experts.
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