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Offbeat: General Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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Will it slip or will it grip: scientists ask, 'what is snail mucus?'      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Scientists profile the mucus of Cornu aspersum -- a snail species used in beauty product formulation...

Physics: General Physics: Optics Physics: Quantum Computing Physics: Quantum Physics Space: General
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Want to know how light works? Try asking a mechanic      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Physicists use a 350-year-old theorem that explains the workings of pendulums and planets to reveal...

Chemistry: Biochemistry
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New AI method captures uncertainty in medical images      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Tyche is a machine-learning framework that can generate plausible answers when asked to identify pot ...

Offbeat: General
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Study explains why laws are written in an incomprehensible style      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new study on 'legalese' suggests this convoluted language acts to convey a sense of authority in l...

Computer Science: General Computer Science: Quantum Computers Offbeat: Computers and Math Offbeat: General
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Bright prospects for engineering quantum light      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Computers benefit greatly from being connected to the internet, so we might ask: What good is a quan ...

Computer Science: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineering: Robotics Research
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AI nursing ethics: Viability of robots and artificial intelligence in nursing practice      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Robots and artificial intelligence (AI) are expected to play a key role in nursing practice in the f...

Computer Science: General
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AIs are irrational, but not in the same way that humans are      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Large Language Models behind popular generative AI platforms like ChatGPT gave different answers whe...

Computer Science: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engineering: Robotics Research
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To optimize guide-dog robots, first listen to the visually impaired      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

What features does a robotic guide dog need? Ask the blind, say researchers. A new study identifies ...

Biology: Biochemistry
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Can we decode the language of our primate cousins?      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Are we able to differentiate between the vocal emissions of certain primates? A team asked volunteer ...

Environmental: General Geoscience: Severe Weather
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Marginalized communities developed 'disaster subculture' when living through extreme climate events      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

An assistant professor conducted a study in which he lived among one of the poorest, most marginaliz...

Paleontology: Early Mammals and Birds Paleontology: General
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A jaw-dropping conundrum: Why do mammals have a stiff lower jaw?      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The lower jaws of lizards, birds, fish and even dinosaurs are comprised of multiple bones per side....

Mathematics: Statistics
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Clinical trials could yield better data with fewer patients thanks to new tool      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Mathematicians have invented a new statistical tool to analyze multiple outcomes from clinical trial...

Chemistry: Biochemistry Offbeat: General
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Will EEG be able to read your dreams? The future of the brain activity measure as it marks 100 years      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

One hundred years after the human brain's electrical activity was first recorded, experts are celebr...

Offbeat: Computers and Math Offbeat: General
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People watched other people shake boxes for science: Here's why      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

When researchers asked hundreds of people to watch other people shake boxes, it took just seconds fo ...

Mathematics: Puzzles
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Consumers prefer round numbers even when the specific number is better news - Consumers Prefer Round Numbers Even When the Specific Number is Better News      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Consider this scenario: A vaccine for the novel coronavirus has been developed that is 91.27% effect...