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  1. AI Is Coming Up With Brand New Molecules, Fueling Drug Discovery

    9 HR AGO

    AI Is Coming Up With Brand New Molecules, Fueling Drug Discovery

    AI models are able to design molecules that don’t even exist in nature. Some have proven effective as snake antivenom.

    19 min
  2. Trump Administration Cancels Meetings, Freezes Hiring At NIH | What Is A Meme Coin?

    3 DAYS AGO

    Trump Administration Cancels Meetings, Freezes Hiring At NIH | What Is A Meme Coin?

    Researchers at the National Institutes of Health say the move has sent fear and confusion throughout the agency. Plus, what's the technology behind meme coins?

    24 min
  3. Why Editors At Scientific Journals Are Resigning En Masse

    4 DAYS AGO

    Why Editors At Scientific Journals Are Resigning En Masse

    Publishers want to put out more papers with less editorial staff, all while charging scientists more to publish. Editors have had enough.

    18 min
  4. This January, See A ‘Planet Parade’ In The Night Sky

    5 DAYS AGO

    This January, See A ‘Planet Parade’ In The Night Sky

    Astronomer Dean Regas gives us the lowdown on what to look for in the sky this winter, from a “planet parade” to the ATLAS comet.

    18 min
  5. ‘Orbital’ Imagines The Inner Lives Of Astronauts On The ISS

    6 DAYS AGO

    ‘Orbital’ Imagines The Inner Lives Of Astronauts On The ISS

    The award-winning novel explores the inner thoughts of astronauts during a single day aboard the International Space Station.

    22 min
  6. Fire Risk To Homes Where Cities And Wildlands Meet

    20 JAN

    Fire Risk To Homes Where Cities And Wildlands Meet

    About a third of US homes are in a wildland-urban interface, a kind of high-risk area where development meets open land.

    18 min
  7. 2 Private Lunar Landers | Cervical Cancer Deaths Plummet, Experts Credit HPV Vaccine

    17 JAN

    2 Private Lunar Landers | Cervical Cancer Deaths Plummet, Experts Credit HPV Vaccine

    The SpaceX rocket carries lunar landers from companies based in Texas and Japan. They could arrive at the moon in the coming months. HPV can cause a variety of cancers, including cervical. New mortality data for women under 25 point to the success of the HPV vaccine.

    25 min
  8. ‘Artificial General Intelligence’ Is Apparently Coming. What Is It?

    16 JAN

    ‘Artificial General Intelligence’ Is Apparently Coming. What Is It?

    For years, AI companies have said that AGI is coming soon. But what does the term mean, and what is the science behind it?

    18 min
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