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How to put 170 atoms in an atom

Scientists can fit over 100 atoms inside a single Rydberg atom—an atom with an electron excited to a very distant…

Meet the only known trebuchet casualty in history

"It highlights the brutality of medieval warfare," said paleopathologist Jo Buckberry.

Cialis is an erectile dysfunction drug. Could it also help you live longer?

Our blood’s body clock may be causing anaemia cases to be missed

Blood tests may give different results depending on when in the day, or the year, they are taken, which could result in…

Weightlifting makes older women leaner, stronger and more mobile

Lifting at least 50 kilograms twice a week improved older women's muscle mass, mobility and balance

Quantum computing may be facing a replication crisis

A review of thousands of scientific papers about quantum computers finds that most don’t provide codes that can be…

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo becomes deadliest in its history

The outbreak was already the fastest growing on record, caused by a rare species of Ebola called Bundibugyo.

Strong Gravitational Lensing and Microlensing of Supernovae

Strong gravitational lensing and microlensing of supernovae are emerging research tools that can constrain cosmological…

Applying a photosynthetic process to treat "dry eye"

The federal keyword lists that canceled billions in research funding

NIH is ending a key grant for budding clinical researchers

St Lucie Nuclear Reactor Unit 1 manually shutdown, 3 control rods drop into core

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A U.S. Strategy to Prevent the Creation of Mirror Life

Scientists could potentially create "mirror life"—organisms made from molecules with reversed molecular structure—within…

Research papers using "kidney disappointment" instead of "kidney failure"

Wildfire smoke now bigger prenatal threat than human sources of air pollution

Regulations reduced prenatal exposure to harmful emissions, but wildfire smoke is erasing gains.

Health benefits of Tai Chi

Tai chi, a Chinese martial art often called "meditation in motion," is growing evidence-based practice that can help…

Falstad Math and Physics Simulations

Paul Falstad has created a comprehensive collection of educational interactive simulations covering oscillations, waves,…

Targeted marine cloud brightening weakens subsequent El Niño

Government sponsored study on alcohol doesn't stand up to scrutiny: Nassim Taleb

Nassim Taleb critiques a government-sponsored study claiming low-dose alcohol consumption offers no health benefits,…

Zapping Rocks Unlocks Stimulated Geologic Hydrogen

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Guiding Ships with Moire Patterns

The author built a working moire pattern navigation device inspired by a historical maritime guidance system, which…

Decoding smell: Study reveals how odor signals shapeshift in the wind

CU Boulder researchers discovered that turbulent wind systematically reshapes odor signals as they travel, filtering…

Triple Product Rule of Partial Derivatives

The triple product rule (also called the cyclic chain rule) is a mathematical formula that relates the partial…

Bede Liu, a digital signal processing pioneer, has died

Bede Liu, a pioneering figure in digital signal processing, has died at the age of 91.

The Wow signal was a strong narrowband radio signal detected on August 15, 1977

On August 15, 1977, Ohio State University's Big Ear radio telescope detected a strong narrowband radio signal appearing…

No-New-Physics Consciousness

Robin Hanson argues for a "no-new-physics" view of consciousness, contending that conscious experiences can be fully…

Abdominal fat predicts heart disease risk better than BMI

A study of over 260,000 people shows that waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio are better predictors of…

Super El Niño Keeps Growing as New Forecasts Reach Record Territory Ahead Winter

A powerful Super El Niño is rapidly intensifying across the tropical Pacific, driven by record-level westerly winds and…

So How Is AI Drug Discovery Doing, Really?