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An asteroid discovered days ago will narrowly miss Earth

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Recently detected asteroid to just miss our planet

Miles Spencer

A recently discovered asteroid will make a relatively close approach to Earth this Monday, drawing the attention of astronomers and space agencies worldwide. Despite the short cosmic distance, experts emphasize…

How are quantum sensors impacting navigation and medical imaging research?

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How AI-generated results are sparking ethical discussions

Connor Hughes

Artificial intelligence systems are increasingly used to generate scientific results, including hypotheses, data analyses, simulations, and even full research papers. These systems can process massive datasets, identify patterns faster than…

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Obesity: why the approach is changing

Sophie Caldwell

Obesity is increasingly recognized not as a simple result of willpower or a cosmetic issue, but as a complex, chronic health condition with biological, behavioral, social, and environmental drivers. That…

What ethical debates are emerging around AI-generated scientific results?

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Debating the ethics of AI-driven scientific discoveries

Sophie Caldwell

Artificial intelligence systems are now being deployed to produce scientific outcomes, from shaping hypotheses and conducting data analyses to running simulations and crafting entire research papers. These tools can sift…

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Placebo and nocebo: the power of expectation in health

Sophie Caldwell

Expectations influence physiology, and the terms placebo and nocebo describe the corresponding beneficial or adverse results shaped by those expectations. A placebo effect arises when an inert intervention or therapeutic…

Voyager 1 has little time left in interstellar space. An ambitious Big Bang fix may change that

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Voyager 1: Interstellar Space Exit Looms, Can a Big Bang Fix Save It?

Sophie Caldwell

Humanity’s farthest spacecraft presses onward in quiet solitude beyond the bounds of the solar system, and to sustain its journey, engineers now face tough decisions about which instruments must be…