Science
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ChatGPT can provide original mathematical proofs, researchers show
VUB's Data Analytics Lab has published new results showing that it is possible to develop original mathematical proofs using commercial language models. In a pa...
Single-cell data reveal a cellular 'developmental hourglass' in vertebrate embryos
Scientists have long observed that embryos of different species within a phylum look quite distinct at early and late developmental stages but resemble one anot...
To protect Artemis II Astronauts, NASA experts keep their eyes on the sun
As four astronauts travel around the moon on NASA's Artemis II mission, they will venture beyond Earth's protective magnetic field. The crew's spacecraft, Orion...
Do political social media ads influence the outcome of elections?
Social media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram and X, are accessed daily by millions of people worldwide. In the weeks or months leading up to elections, m...
Rapid sequencing method offers same day detection of antibiotic resistance
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a rapid and cost-efficient sequencing method that can identify antibiotic resistance within the same working...
Half of Native Hawaiian University of Hawaiʻi students experience period poverty, study reveals
Approximately 14% of college students across the United States experience period poverty, meaning they cannot afford to purchase or access menstrual products. A...
Satellite mapping reveals recent and large-scale habitat changes across the Southern Ocean's seascapes
New research reveals that changes following the recent and dramatic decline in Antarctic sea ice could help a low-nutritional species prosper, with major ramifi...
AI analysis of nanoribbon assembly reveals protein design principles
Two parallel experiments in protein self-assembly produced strikingly different results, demonstrating that protein designers should consider incorporating phys...
Molecular chains with bite: Customized carbon nanoribbons open a cleaner path to molecular electronics
The longest chains of the conductive polymer poly(p-phenylene; PPP) produced to date are just under one micrometer (thousandth of a millimeter) long—almost an o...
Cannibalism takes major bite out of young blue crabs, but the shallows offer a refuge
The Chesapeake Bay's most popular crustacean has a dark streak. Cannibalism is the No. 1 killer of juvenile blue crabs in mid-salinity waters where they are kno...
Origin of lowest density super-puff planet remains a hazy mystery
A thick layer of haze around the ultra-low-density planet Kepler-51d likely obscures not only the strange planet's composition, but also its origin, according t...
Extremely rare second-generation star discovered inside ancient relic dwarf galaxy
Discovered in the Pictor II dwarf galaxy, star PicII-503 has an extreme deficiency in iron—less than 1/40,000th of the sun. This signature makes it the clearest...