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AI Slop—How Every Media Revolution Breeds Rubbish and...

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2025/11/09

The popularization of the term “slop” for AI output follows a centuries-long pattern where new tools flood the zone, audiences adapt and some of tomorrow’s art emerges from today’s excess

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Rubin Observatory Discovers Surprise ‘Tail’ on Iconic...

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2025/11/08

The first image from the Vera C. Rubin telescope reveals a previously unnoticed feature of the galaxy M61 that may explain its mysterious properties

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James Watson, Co-Discoverer of DNA’s Structure, Dead...

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2025/11/07

James Watson’s work on the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA led to a revolution in biology and genetics

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Early Arctic Cold Snap Could Break Decades-Old...

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2025/11/07

An early cold snap will chill much of the U.S., potentially breaking records in the Southeast

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China's Stranded Astronauts Show the Dangers of Space...

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2025/11/07

Three Chinese astronauts will likely return safely to Earth after a reported space-junk strike. But the incident highlights the growing risk of orbital debris

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What FAA’s Flight Reduction Plan Means for Safety and...

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2025/11/07

“I have no problems flying,” says one expert about the FAA’s plan to reduce flights by 10 percent at 40 airports nationwide. “I would get on an airplane tomorrow”

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World’s Largest Spider Web Discovered in Bizarre...

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2025/11/07

This finding is the first documented case of colonial behavior between two solitary species of spider

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Why Is the Milky Way Warped?

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2025/11/07

Observations show the disk of our galaxy is not flat but warped and waving. Astronomers are still working out the reasons why

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Tom Zeller, Jr., on Migraine Research, Gender Bias...

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2025/11/07

Migraine and cluster headaches affect millions—yet research remains surprisingly thin.

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Study Suggests COVID Pandemic May Have Aged...

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2025/11/06

Immunologist Zachary Rubin explains how, according to a recent study, living through a pandemic might accelerate brain aging.

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Two Vaquita Calves Offer Flicker of Hope for Most...

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2025/11/06

The latest report shows that the estimated number of endangered vaquita porpoises has modestly increased

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AI Decodes Visual Brain Activity—and Writes Captions...

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2025/11/06

A non-invasive imaging technique can translate scenes in your head into sentences. It could help to reveal how the brain interprets the world

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An Opera Explores the Story of Rosalind Franklin and...

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2025/11/06

Betrayal, ambition and the double helix: turning Rosalind Franklin’s story and the discovery of the structure of DNA into an opera

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Ancient Roman Roads Mapped in Detail from Great...

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2025/11/06

New findings increase the known length of the Roman Empire’s road network by more than 60,000 miles

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Black Hole ‘Superflare’ Is the Strongest Ever Seen

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2025/11/06

A “superflare” 10 trillion times brighter than the sun is confirmed as the record holder for luminosity

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Alarm Grows over Proposed Giant Mirrors in Orbit and...

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2025/11/06

Reflect Orbital’s plan to deliver “sunlight on demand” using thousands of giant orbital mirrors is just the latest in a growing list of disruptive commercial activities in space

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Ozempic and Wegovy May Slow Alcohol Absorption and...

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2025/11/06

A small study helps explain why some people taking Wegovy and similar weight-loss drugs cut back on alcohol, offering insight into potential new addiction therapies

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Ancient Map of the Cosmos Uncovered in Mexican Jungle

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2025/11/05

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a ritual-based site that may have been built long before the rise of Maya rulers

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NASA Chief Pick Jared Isaacman Renominated to Head...

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2025/11/05

Ahead of Jared Isaacman’s renomination for the position of NASA’s administrator, a dispute between him and its acting chief Sean Duffy spilled into the open, with potentially profound consequences for the U.S. space agency

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COVID Is Beginning to Surge Globally—What Are the...

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2025/11/05

Limited COVID surveillance data are hampering vaccination and health strategies, researchers say

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