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Claude discovers a novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like repeats
In early results from our new life sciences research lab, Claude agents found an enzyme system whose function is still unknown.
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The mystery animal on an ancient god's head
Several Egyptian gods are depicted with animal heads. Horus has a falcon head, Anubis has a jackal head, Thoth has an ibis head (except when he’s a baboon), and Set has…uhh, what is that, exactly? …
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How do traffic signals work? (2019)
If you live in a major city, I can take a pretty good guess at one of your most common frustrations: traffic. In city driving, the journey is rarely better than the destination. In most cases, we just want to get where we’re going. Traffic is not just frustrating, but it has consequences to the envi
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If math is more than proof, we need to better celebrate the rest of it
[This is a guest post by Grant Sanderson. This blog post was initially written in a different file format and converted using AI. — T.] A sentiment echoing throughout the mathematics communit…
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Two parallel neural ectoderm progenitors contribute to the developing brain
Stanford Health Care delivers the highest levels of care and compassion. SHC treats cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, primary care issues, and many more.
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Science Is Open Software
TL;DR I claim that modern science is synonymous with open source software. This post explains why, why it matters, and what you can (and should) do next. Why do you care about (open source) software? - Everyone I spend a lot of my time working on software. I have been asked why software matters more times than I can…
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Asking authors about their own papers
By Nihar B. Shah
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ER visits for gambling disorders doubled after expanded online gambling market
ER visits for gambling disorders doubled after single-event sports betting was legalized and Ontario's online gambling market expanded.
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Autism is genetic – and why this information matters now
Dr Judith Brown is our Head of Autism Knowledge and Expertise. In this blog, she explains why our charity is updating our advice and guidance to state definitively that autism is genetic.
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Saving Jet Fuel
Benchmarks & Tips for Big Data, Hadoop, AWS, Google Cloud, PostgreSQL, Spark, Python & More...
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'Fingerprints' inside the Sun could reveal if it once swallowed a planet
drupal-media[data-view-mode=half_page_width] { display: inline-block; width: 50%; } It is thought the Sun may have engulfed a super-Earth-sized planet early in its h...
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Navier-Stokes Announcement
The Millennium Prize Problems were unveiled by the Clay Mathematics Institute (CMI) at a meeting in Paris in 2000 to celebrate “The Universality of Mathematical Thought”. These problems encapsulate some of the most difficult challenges that mathematicians were grappling with at the turn of the millennium. CMI’s…
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Planet Labs' open satellite feed
Benchmarks & Tips for Big Data, Hadoop, AWS, Google Cloud, PostgreSQL, Spark, Python & More...
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How GPT‑5.6 Sol helps run quantum computing experiments
See how an MIT researcher uses GPT-5.6 Sol with Codex to autonomously run quantum computing experiments, analyze results, and calibrate qubits.
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The Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize Problem
On the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize Problem introduces an impressive result from OpenAI, who used an unreleased model to produce a resolution to the Navier–Stokes existence and smoothness problem, one of …
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Harvard study predicts most suicide attempts a week in advance
Researcher Matthew Nock pioneered the technique of using smartphone technology to survey high-risk adults and adolescents in real time. In a new study, Nock and his team report using the technology to predict 75 percent of suicide attempts in the week before they occurred.
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On the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize Problem
We’re sharing an AI-generated solution to the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize Problem, including a writeup and a formal proof in Lean.
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AlphaGenome Atlas: a high-resolution map of human DNA
We’re introducing AlphaGenome Atlas, a database predicting the effects of every possible single nucleotide variant in the human genome.
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Is mathematics about to enter the conservatory?
Math as cultural institution.
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Icy Moons Are Ocean Worlds
The best ice fishing in the Solar System is worth finding
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Isar Aerospace reaches orbit and deploys payloads on second flight
By enabling access to space, we contribute to humanity’s progress and our planet’s sustainable technological and economic development. Select your journey to orbit and launch with us.
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How the Tobacco Industry Drove the Rise of Ultra-Processed Foods (2025)
Public Health professor discusses how ultra-processed foods are a direct legacy of the tobacco industry, and are responsible for a dramatic rise in obesity, diabetes and other chronic diseases across the country.
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Can guitar frets perform multiplication?
I’m sure that some pictures are worth a thousand words, but others trigger a whole lot of puzzlement. Such was the case with the cover of a book I recently bought entitled Calculating with Tones: The Logarithmic Logic of Music:
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Scientists observe Einstein's gravity in the quantum world
An international team including Oxford physicists has observed a long-predicted effect of gravity on a falling quantum object for the first time. The study provides an experimental connection between quantum physics and Einstein's theory of gravity.
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Atlas: A World Model for Spatial Intelligence
Introducing Atlas, our new omni world model for spatial intelligence.
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Evidence of Fraud in an Influential Study About Procrastination
A new paper in Psychological Science (.htm) reports a failure to replicate Study 2 of Ariely and Wertenbroch’s influential article entitled, “Procrastination, Deadlines, and Performance: Self-Contr…
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Quantifying Colour
A visual description of the CIE 1931 colour spaces.
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Does the Sumerian King List Align with Paleoclimate Events?
A statistical test of whether the Sumerian King List's antediluvian reigns line up with paleoclimate events better than chance.
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An investigation into the state of corvid–human relations
An investigation into the state of corvid–human relations.