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Pet cat helps discover a new virus

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Scientists discover the moment AI truly understands language

The language capabilities of today’s artificial intelligence systems are astonishing. We can now engage in natural conversations with systems like…

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‘No tax on tips’ sounds great until you explore the history—as many will soon discover

A few weeks ago Charles Rangel, the Lion of Lenox Avenue, was carried into St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York…

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Scientists discover llama antibodies that shut down COVID — and its future variants

Scientists have discovered a unique class of small antibodies that are strongly protective against a wide range of SARS coronaviruses,…

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Scientists discover natural cancer-fighting sugar in sea cucumbers

Sea cucumbers are the ocean’s janitors, cleaning the seabed and recycling nutrients back into the water. But this humble marine…

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Scientists discover new evidence of intermediate-mass black holes

In the world of black holes, there are generally three size categories: stellar-mass black holes (about five to 50 times…

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Cellular scaffolding secrets unlocked: Scientists discover key to microtubule growth

In a groundbreaking study published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers from Queen…

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‘Hopelessly attached’: Scientists discover new 2D material that sticks the landing

More than ten years ago, researchers at Rice University led by materials scientist Boris Yakobson predicted that boron atoms would…

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Engineers discover a new class of materials that passively harvest water from air

A serendipitous observation in a Chemical Engineering lab at Penn Engineering has led to a surprising discovery: a new class…

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Scientists discover class of crystals with properties that may prove revolutionary

Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers have discovered a new class of materials — called intercrystals — with unique electronic properties that…

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