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Programmer regrets - Colonize an entire Galaxy - Larry's comments - CRISPR gene therapy improves vision - Magic Mushrooms nail Depression - ew AI platform designs tomorrow's cancer drugs - Repurposed cancer drug could treat diabetes - Brain Circuit That Inhibits Appetite - Unlocking the Secrets of Consciousness - Unexpected Function Discovered Inside The 'Little Brain' - Reclassification of Cannabis as Less Dangerous - Climate-Resilient Coffee - Rescue Drone Can Rescue Swimmers - New Fision Device Reaches Temperatures of 37 Million - Gas Stoves Are Polluting Our Homes - Poisonous antique books - Red Squirrels were Medieval Leprosy Carriers - Pet cloning - Why dogs sniff each other's butts - Was T-Rex stupid? - Outta space lasar speed records - Cracking The ‘Pharaoh’s Curse’ - Those weird Roman Dodecahedrons - Mayan ballcourt Ritual Discovered - Light Can Vaporize Water Without Heat - 20 year Time-Lapses Of Supernovae - Namibia’s Otherworldly Terrains - Experiment to Solve Gravity’s Biggest Mystery? - Earth microorganisms can withstand being in outer space - un’s Fluffy Corona - Does 'Tiger stripes' on Saturn's moon reveal if its oceans are habitable? - Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower coming - Earth’s River Flows - Warming tundra will warm microbes likely, ramp up CO2 production - Statlink on Mars - Quantum Entanglement and Steam Engines - The deepest ocean Cenote - Dangerous X-Rays From Upward Lightning - ‘Elusive stellar light’ from 13 billion years ago - Halley's comet returning, 2061 - Mars more Earth-like than thought - Conservation actually works - the 2024 Noto Japan Earthquake - Mexico's Cave of Crystals - How humans could be mistreating AI right now not knowing it - Siberia's 'gateway to the underworld' is growing - Algorithm slashes time to run sophisticated climate models 10-fold.

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CRISPR gene therapy improves vision in people with inherited blindnessPhase 1/2 trial of Brilliance showed promising results in vision improvement in people with inherited retinal disorders.

Simulated chemistry: New AI platform designs tomorrow's cancer drugsScientists at UC San Diego have developed a machine learning algorithm to simulate the time-consuming chemistry involved in the earliest phases of drug discovery, which could significantly streamline the process and open doors for never-before-seen treatments.

Scientists Identify New Brain Circuit That Inhibits AppetiteA neural pathway suppresses appetite when experiencing nausea. Feeling full, nauseous, or anxious can all contribute to a decrease in appetite. Postponing meals may be the body's natural way to avoid additional harm and allow for recovery. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intel

An Unexpected Function Discovered Inside The 'Little Brain' at The Back of Your HeadWith a name that means 'little brain' in Latin, the cerebellum comprises just 10 percent of the entire brain's mass.

Scientists Sequence Arabica Genome, Opening Doors to Climate-Resilient CoffeeThe work makes it possible to tell the story of the fusion of genomes that gave rise to the world’s most consumed species, as well as identifying genes responsible for resistance to rust and other diseases. Coffee is one of the world’s most traded commodities, and Coffea arabica is the most widel

Fusion Breakthrough: Compact New Device Reaches Temperatures of 37 Million DegreesA new study documents record-breaking electron temperatures in a compact, sheared-flow-stabilized Z-pinch fusion device. In the nine decades since humans first produced fusion reactions, only a few fusion technologies have demonstrated the ability to make a thermal fusion plasma with electron tempe

Your Antique Books Could Be Poisonous to The Touch. Here's What to Look For.In our modern society, we rarely consider books to be dangerous items.

Inside the growing business of pet cloningTwo decades after Dolly the sheep, cloning technology has moved on so much that you can now clone your pets.

We've Probably Been Wrong About T.Rex Again, New Study SaysDim-witted dope or brainy brawn? The debate over T.

Scientists May Have Finally Cracked The Cause Of The 'Pharaoh's Curse'A series of mysterious deaths followed the 1922 opening of King Tutankhamun’s tomb, sparking the legend of the ‘Pharaoh’s curse.&#82

MIT Uncovers Photomolecular Effect: Light Can Vaporize Water Without HeatMIT researchers have uncovered that light can induce evaporation, not just heat, demonstrating this across various natural and synthetic water surfaces. This discovery could impact climate modeling and lead to innovations in solar energy and water purification technologies. It’s the most fundamen

Martian Mirage: Unveiling Namibia’s Otherworldly TerrainsThe Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captured a stunning false-color image of northwest Namibia, showcasing the arid landscapes of the Kunene and Erongo regions, emphasized by the near-infrared channel to highlight sparse vegetation. Significant geological features such as the Brandberg Massif and the

Which Earth microorganisms can withstand being in outer spaceTardigrades were the first living organisms known to survive in outer space. However they are not the only ones.

'Tiger stripes' on Saturn's moon Enceladus could reveal if its oceans are habitable"We aim to continue to investigate ways we can use geophysical measurements to better understand the conditions which may enable life to form and evolve on Enceladus."

NASA Decodes Earth’s River Flows: New RevelationsNASA scientists have developed a new method to accurately measure the volume and discharge of water in Earth's rivers, revealing critical data for water management. Their research shows that rivers hold a small fraction of the world's freshwater, with the Amazon basin alone accounting for nearly 40%

Starlink on Mars? NASA Is Paying SpaceX to Look Into the IdeaNASA has given the go-ahead for SpaceX to work out a plan to adapt its Starlink broadband internet satellites for use in a Mars network.

There's a Hole Near The Dinosaur-Killer Crater That Has No EndThere's a gaping hole in the ocean floor so deep that scientists have yet to detect its end.

Webb detects ‘elusive stellar light’ from 13 billion years old quasarsThe powerful space observatory detected “elusive starlight” from around three ancient quasars, which are powered by black holes.

Mars may have been more Earth-like than we thought, discovery of oxygen-rich rocks revealsNewfound rocks on Mars suggest the planet may have once sported an oxygen-rich atmosphere, making it more Earth-like and hospitable to life than previously thought.

'It would be within its natural right to harm us to protect itself': How humans could be mistreating AI right now without even knowing itHow can we truly know if AI is sentient? We do not yet fully understand the nature of human consciousness, so we cannot discount the possibility that today's AI is indeed sentient — and that we are mistreating it to potentially grave consequences.

New algorithm slashes time to run most sophisticated climate models by 10-foldClimate models can be a million lines of code long and can take months to run on supercomputers. A new algorithm has dramatically shortened that time.

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Larry's comments, May 5th

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Magic Mushrooms Show Potency Against DepressionFindings are encouraging but further evidence is needed before any clinical recommendations can be made, say experts. Psilocybin — the active ingredient in “magic” mushrooms — is a more effective treatment for symptoms of depression than controls, providing further support for its potential as an a

Repurposed cancer drug could treat diabetes by nudging pancreatic acinar cells to produce insulinIn 2016, University of Pittsburgh researchers Dr. Farzad Esni, Ph.D., and Jing Hu, Ph.D., did an experiment in mice where they deleted one of two copies of the gene encoding an enzyme called focal adhesion kinase (FAK). They were interested in the role of FAK in pancreatic cancer, but a surprise finding took the research in a very different direction.

Unlocking the Secrets of Consciousness: New Brain Imaging Study Illuminates Critical ConnectionsResearchers identified a subcortical brain network that is thought to combine arousal and awareness, playing a key role in human consciousness. A study recently published in Science Translational Medicine by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital, both part

Major Shift: US Set to Reclassify Cannabis as Less Dangerous DrugThe United States is set to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a source familiar with the issue said Tuesday, in a major step towards destigmatizing the substance and its users.

This New Hybrid Rescue Drone Can Fly Out To Sea To Rescue SwimmersThe TY-3R Flying Lifebuoy drone, created by Chinese company Didiok Makings, presents a novel solution to water-based rescue missions. This innovative

How Gas Stoves Are Silently Polluting Our HomesPeople with gas and propane stoves breathe more unhealthy nitrogen dioxide. Households with gas or propane stoves regularly breathe unhealthy levels of nitrogen dioxide, a study of air pollution in U.S. homes found. “I didn’t expect to see pollutant concentrations breach health benchmarks in bed

Genetic Sleuths Discover Red Squirrels As Medieval Leprosy CarriersResearch reveals medieval English red squirrels hosted leprosy-causing bacteria, impacting our understanding of disease history and its transmission between humans and animals. Evidence from archaeological sites in the medieval English city of Winchester shows that English red squirrels once serv

Why do dogs sniff each other's butts?And like dogs, why do cats also sniff fellow felines' behinds?

Scientists Have Smashed Data Speed Records Between Planets Using Deep-Space LasersAlthough radio waves are still the primary means of communication in outer space, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft has made significant progress by empl

Rare Roman Dodecahedron Found in England Baffles ArchaeologistsRoman dodecahedra are something of an enigma: there is no known mention of these 12-sided, hollow objects in ancient Roman texts or images.

Ancient Maya Rituals Discovered Beneath Mexico’s BallcourtsResearchers have discovered evidence of ceremonial offerings beneath a ballcourt in Mexico. For sports fans, places like Fenway Park, Wembley Stadium or Wimbledon's Centre Court are practically hallowed ground. Archaeologists at the University of Cincinnati found evidence of similar reverence at

Watch Gorgeous Time-Lapses Of Supernovae Showing 20 Years In 20 Seconds Made By NASAIn our minds, outer space often seems still, with pretty pictures of galaxies and cloudy shapes that look like frozen clouds. But the truth is, space

Quantum Leap: How a New Experiment Could Solve Gravity’s Biggest MysteryA proposed experiment shows that quantum entanglement is not the only way to test whether gravity has a quantum nature. Gravity is part of our everyday life. Still, the gravitational force remains mysterious: to this day we do not understand whether its ultimate nature is geometrical, as Einstein

Solar Orbiter Captures the Sun’s Fluffy Corona in Stunning Detail [Video]Stunning close-up views of the Sun reveal its dynamic magnetic structures and extreme temperatures, captured by ESA's Solar Orbiter in collaboration with NASA's Parker Solar Probe. This otherworldly, ever-changing landscape (see video below) is what the Sun looks like up close. the European Space

Don’t Miss: Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower, Red Giant Star Antares, and May PlanetsWhat are some skywatching highlights in May 2024? Mars and Saturn tussle with the Moon, Mercury makes a brief a.m. appearance, East Coasters can see red giant star Antares emerge from behind the Moon, and the eta Aquariid meteors peak on May 6th. https://youtu.be/lsxRiMyZR1Y What to look for:

As the Arctic tundra warms, soil microbes likely will ramp up CO2 productionExperiments in mini greenhouses show how the tiny organisms lurking underground in a "sleepy biome" could be a contributor to climate change.

Quantum Entanglement May Share a Profound Link With Steam EnginesA year after all but ruling out the possibility, a pair of theoretical physicists from Japan and the Netherlands have found quantum entanglement has something fundamentally in common with the physics that drives steam engines, dries your socks, and may...

Scientists Measure X-Rays From Particularly Dangerous Upward Lightning For First TimeThe way we think about lightning tends to be somewhat directional.

Halley's Comet has begun its return journey to EarthHalley's Comet was predicted to reach its farthest point from the sun on Dec. 9, beginning a 38-year journey toward Earth that culminates in 2061.

New Global Study Confirms: Conservation Actually WorksA comprehensive meta-analysis examines the success of various conservation interventions globally and across different time periods. A recent study recently published in the journal Science presents the most compelling evidence yet that nature conservation efforts are effective. The research sugges

Cave of Crystals: The deadly cavern in Mexico dubbed 'the Sistine Chapel of crystals'The Cave of Crystals in Chihuahua, Mexico, is buried almost 1,000 feet (300 meters) beneath Earth's surface and contains giant gypsum crystal beams that are up to 37 feet (11 m) long.

Siberia's 'gateway to the underworld' is growing a staggering amount each yearThe Batagay megaslump — a 3,250-foot-wide (990 meters) depression in the permafrost in the Russian Far East — is "actively growing" by a massive amount every year, scientists have found.

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