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'Amazing Natural Experiment': In This Amazonian Tribe, Brains Don't Age Like Ours
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'Amazing Natural Experiment': In This Amazonian Tribe, Brains Don't Age Like Ours
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'Amazing Natural Experiment': In This Amazonian Tribe, Brains Don't Age Like Ours
The Tsimane, an indigenous people who live in the Bolivian peripheries of the Amazon rainforest, lead lives that are very different to ours. They seem to be much healthier for it.
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Do Your Genes Determine How Long You'll Live? Here's What Science Says
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Do Your Genes Determine How Long You'll Live? Here's What Science Says
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Do Your Genes Determine How Long You'll Live? Here's What Science Says
The average life expectancy in many developed countries is around 80 years old. Some individuals have famously lived for much longer - the oldest person who ever lived was 122 years old!
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Fear Response in Babies May Be Shaped by Their Gut Microbiome, Study Reveals
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Fear Response in Babies May Be Shaped by Their Gut Microbiome, Study Reveals
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Fear Response in Babies May Be Shaped by Their Gut Microbiome, Study Reveals
The more we find out about the human microbiome, the more we discover just how many facets of our existence are influenced by the invisible microscopic organisms that dwell inside us.
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These 5 Mind-Blowing Hypothetical Cosmic Objects Could Actually Exist
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These 5 Mind-Blowing Hypothetical Cosmic Objects Could Actually Exist
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These 5 Mind-Blowing Hypothetical Cosmic Objects Could Actually Exist
Squinting through their telescopes at the twinkling heavens, few 19th century astronomers would have imagined the cosmic wonders awaiting discovery in the century to come.
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For The First Time, a Blood Test Can Tell if Cancer Treatment Is Working Right Away
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For The First Time, a Blood Test Can Tell if Cancer Treatment Is Working Right Away
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For The First Time, a Blood Test Can Tell if Cancer Treatment Is Working Right Away
When dealing with cancer, finding the most effective treatments as early on as possible can be vital. A new blood test could help doctors determine just that.
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New Quantum Microscope Reveals 'Impossible to See' Structures, Scientists Claim
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New Quantum Microscope Reveals 'Impossible to See' Structures, Scientists Claim
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New Quantum Microscope Reveals 'Impossible to See' Structures, Scientists Claim
You've probably seen images of scientists peering down a microscope, looking at objects invisible to the naked eye. Indeed, microscopes are indispensable to our understanding of life.
Quantum computers aren’t the next generation of supercomputers — they’re something else entirely. Before we can even begin to talk about their potential applications, we need to understand the fundamental physics that drives the theory of quantum computing.
Video: https://youtu.be/jHoEjvuPoB8
Video: https://youtu.be/jHoEjvuPoB8
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This Weirdly Smart, Creeping Slime Is Redefining Our Understanding of Intelligence
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This Weirdly Smart, Creeping Slime Is Redefining Our Understanding of Intelligence
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This Weirdly Smart, Creeping Slime Is Redefining Our Understanding of Intelligence
Imagine you're walking into a forest, and you roll over a fallen log with your foot. Fanning out on the underside, there is something moist and yellow – a bit like something you may have sneezed out, if that something was banana-yellow and spread
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We Have The First-Ever 3D Map of Our Solar System's Heliosphere, And It's Amazing
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We Have The First-Ever 3D Map of Our Solar System's Heliosphere, And It's Amazing
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We Have The First-Ever 3D Map of Our Solar System's Heliosphere, And It's Amazing
We now have a three-dimensional map of one of the boundaries of the Solar System.
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Astronomers Just Detected Possibly The Largest Rotating Structures in The Universe
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Astronomers Just Detected Possibly The Largest Rotating Structures in The Universe
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Astronomers Just Detected Possibly The Largest Rotating Structures in The Universe
Although the night sky changes very little on human timescales, the Universe is not a static place.
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Do Aliens Exist? 5 Experts Answered The Question, And Their Replies Are Fascinating
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Do Aliens Exist? 5 Experts Answered The Question, And Their Replies Are Fascinating
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Do Aliens Exist? 5 Experts Answered The Question, And Their Replies Are Fascinating
Speculation has been rife about the contents of an unclassified report set to be released later this month from the Pentagon's Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) task force.
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For The First Time, Astronauts Have Entered China's Orbiting Space Station
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For The First Time, Astronauts Have Entered China's Orbiting Space Station
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For The First Time, Astronauts Have Entered China's Orbiting Space Station
The first astronauts arrived at China's new space station on Thursday in the country's longest crewed mission to date, a landmark step in establishing Beijing as a major space power.
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A Key Property of Life Has Been Detected From High Altitude For The First Time
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A Key Property of Life Has Been Detected From High Altitude For The First Time
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A Key Property of Life Has Been Detected From High Altitude For The First Time
Hold up your hands in front of your face. For most people, they will be mirrored copies of each other: You can hold them palm-to-palm and they will match up, but you cannot superimpose them.
The Mystery at the Heart of Physics That Only Math Can Solve
The accelerating effort to understand the mathematics of quantum field theory will have profound consequences for both math and physics.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-mystery-at-the-heart-of-physics-that-only-math-can-solve-20210610/
The accelerating effort to understand the mathematics of quantum field theory will have profound consequences for both math and physics.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-mystery-at-the-heart-of-physics-that-only-math-can-solve-20210610/
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The Mystery at the Heart of Physics That Only Math Can Solve | Quanta Magazine
The accelerating effort to understand the mathematics of quantum field theory will have profound consequences for both math and physics.
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In 2013, when Juno flew past Earth, the spacecraft tested its JunoCam by making these breathtaking photos of Earth.
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You Can Finally Watch The Blast of a Cosmic Supernova With Your Own Eyes
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You Can Finally Watch The Blast of a Cosmic Supernova With Your Own Eyes
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You Can Finally Watch The Blast of a Cosmic Supernova With Your Own Eyes
A ghostly "hand" reaching through the cosmos has just given us new insight into the violent deaths of massive stars.
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Turns Out There Is a Secret Ingredient Behind Camels' Ability to Not Drink For Weeks
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Turns Out There Is a Secret Ingredient Behind Camels' Ability to Not Drink For Weeks
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Turns Out There Is a Secret Ingredient Behind Camels' Ability to Not Drink For Weeks
Camels have an incredible ability to survive weeks without taking even a sip of water. Now, we have a better idea of the secret ingredient that helps their bodies achieve this.