Science
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Why rainfall remains hard to predict in a warming world
A new study led by the University of Oxford and ETH Zurich reveals that a key part of the climate system—the large-scale wind patterns that determine where rain...
Scientists leverage AI to optimize glass formulas for liquid radioactive waste
Scientists have used the power of AI to analyze and predict the conversion of liquid radioactive waste into solid glass waste forms, increasing the amount of wa...
Oldest burial in Patagonia reveals early human settlement along South America's Atlantic coast
The peopling of South America has long been debated, with various routes proposed for how they spread across the subcontinent. However, routes along the Atlanti...
Lack of education or employment in early adulthood has scarring effect into midlife, study shows
Being out of work and education between the ages of 16 and 24 has long-term consequences for people's employment, finances, physical and mental health in midlif...
Physicists reveal universal speed limit on quantum information scrambling
Theoretical physicists in the US have discovered a "speed limit" on the time taken for quantum information to spread through larger systems. Publishing their re...
Exploring representation through digital archaeology and game design
Recently, Michael Hall, a doctoral candidate in the Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies Program, was invited to present his work exploring representatio...
'Ruthless predator' of red tide plankton reveals unusual bioluminescence
Scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography have uncovered new insights into the bioluminescence of a unique species of marine plankton tha...
New study details changing US irrigated agriculture, viability strategies
A new study by researchers at the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska offers a comprehensive national-scale assessment of ir...
No brain required: This is how the single-celled Stentor learns
Scientists have known for more than a century that a single-celled organism with no nerve cells—much less a brain—can behave in ways that resemble learning. But...
Levitated nano-ferromagnet confirms a 160-year-old physical prediction
Ferromagnets, such as iron, cobalt, and nickel, are materials with a strong, spontaneous, and permanent magnetic field. Over 150 years ago, the physicist and ma...
Newly confirmed supernova remnant is one of the faintest ever detected
An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new supernova remnant (SNR) using radio observations. The newfound supernova remnant, dubbed Abe...
AI can simulate the dead—but should it?
Artificial intelligence is moving into one of the most intimate areas of human life: grief. Tools that can simulate a deceased person's voice, writing style, or...