WorldPingUsing data from the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys, with help from artificial intelligence, an international team of scientists has discovered 70 new gravitational lenses—rare cosmic alignments that act as natural magnifying glasses.
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Scientists accidentally discover a genetic code that breaks the rules of life
Largest 2D map of the universe helps scientists discover new gravitational lenses
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Scientists accidentally discovered a microscopic organism with a genetic code that breaks a rule researchers thought was nearly universal.
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New fossils from South Africa are reshaping the story of early human evolution.
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WorldPingIn Phillip Zane's classroom, students weigh an invitation to jump out of an airplane. The skydiving lesson and jump are free, and the exercise assumes there is zero risk of death. But an injury could mean $10,000 in medical expenses and $1,000 in lost wages.
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WorldPingOpenAI has released hundreds of papers claiming to make progress on the biggest open problems in mathematics – here are some with the most potential…
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WorldPingRoche has inked a drug discovery deal with Chinese biotech Defand Therapeutics, focused on molecular glue medicines.
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WorldPingHenri Kagan and Kensō Soai designed chemical reactions producing only one of the two mirror-image forms of a molecule—an important finding for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and other biological substances.
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