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Welcome to the Science Group ! (Please read before posting) 0 eppur_se_muova Feb 2012 Jan 2012 18 61912
Well, this is fun. An LLM trained only on pre-1931 text. 2 harumph Monday 10 hrs ago 5 518
Watch as NASA's Curiosity Rover frees its drill from a rock 0 erronis 12 hrs ago 12 hrs ago 7 332
Why AI Agents are either the best or worst thing we've ever built 4 IronLionZion Saturday Monday 3 422
On the nature of intelligence: can the process of evolution be thought to show a form of intelligence? 1 Girard442 Sunday Sunday 1 180
Hidden plant molecules show up to 25 times stronger activity against Ebola and COVID-19 0 erronis Saturday Saturday 11 423
Increased Colorectal Cancer Rates among Adults under Fifty Are Causally Linked to Increased Screening 3 BootinUp Friday Saturday 6 490
I've learned something interesting about brachiopods -- most have no anus. 1 eppur_se_muova Saturday Saturday 3 352
Rise in Colon Cancer In Young Adults Tied to E.Coli Exposure in First 10 Yrs of Life 0 GreatGazoo Friday Friday 3 380
Scientists restore memory by blocking a single Alzheimer's protein 9 Bayard Thursday Friday 41 1077
Millions Take This Popular Supplement - Scientists Discover a Concerning Link to Heart Failure 4 Bayard Thursday Friday 21 906
NPR story on a huge advance in testing for tuberculosis, + the NEJM article published today 0 highplainsdem Wednesday Wednesday 4 390
City Birds Appear to be More Afraid of Women Than Men, Scientists Don't Know Why 6 GreatGazoo Wednesday Wednesday 6 521
Giant sinkholes discovered containing untouched ancient forests 17 Judi Lynn Apr 25 Apr 26 74 2637
These eight coastal cities sit on America's flood front line, and AI shows why 4 erronis Apr 23 Apr 25 15 913
One blue whale song unlocks oceans of data 0 erronis Apr 24 Apr 24 16 539
Soundtrack of the sea: divers use underwater speakers to help dying coral reefs 0 erronis Apr 24 Apr 24 10 416
In Eastern Africa, the cradle of humankind is tearing apart 0 erronis Apr 23 Apr 23 19 594
How birds survived the dinosaurs' doomsday 4 usonian Apr 19 Apr 21 12 548
World's largest collection of Olympiad-level math problems now available to everyone 1 Jim__ Apr 20 Apr 20 9 1457
Cementing a more sustainable alternative to concrete - CBS Sunday norning 4 question everything Apr 19 Apr 20 18 913
I love Dr. Becky Smethurst...She's smart and funny too... 3 wcmagumba Apr 19 Apr 19 8 923
People with dark personality traits are naturally inclined towards leadership roles, finds new study 5 erronis Apr 18 Apr 19 8 771
NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating 3 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 18 Apr 18 16 677
From Endless Frontier to Enemy of the People: The Assault on Public Science -- Lawfare 0 erronis Apr 17 Apr 17 5 400
Five seconds of free fall: Astronauts describe historic moon mission -- and nail-biting return to Earth 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 16 Apr 16 13 479
This message was self-deleted by its author 15 YoshidaYui Apr 14 Apr 15 33 2753
Could Humanity Really Build a Starship? The Time, Cost, and Truth EXPLAINED 4 YoshidaYui Apr 12 Apr 14 4 777
Spectacular fossil treasure trove pushes back origins of complex animals 6 erronis Apr 2 Apr 14 31 961
Buckminster Fuller - Everything I Know - Part 1 3 littlemissmartypants Apr 14 Apr 14 3 657

Science Continued...

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Astronomer, astrophotographer and writer Annie Russell Maunder was born #OnThisDay in 1868. 2 littlemissmartypants Apr 14 Apr 14 7 426
Neil degrasse Tyson goes Hollywood (if he wasn't already.) 3 NNadir Apr 13 Apr 14 6 760
The human body isn't a masterpiece of design. It's a patchwork of evolutionary compromise 10 erronis Apr 11 Apr 13 16 895
Scientists Engineered Tobacco Plants to Produce Five Mind-Altering Psychedelic Compounds 4 Judi Lynn Apr 9 Apr 13 4 811
'I Literally Don't Know a Word You're Saying': Anderson Cooper Mystified by Neil deGrasse Tyson 12 question everything Apr 11 Apr 13 11 1175
An interesting post in LBN reveals how Trumpworld is planning to bring more 'truthiness' to that boring sciencey stuff. 4 eppur_se_muova Apr 11 Apr 13 16 731
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 YoshidaYui Apr 13 Apr 13 0 361
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 YoshidaYui Apr 12 Apr 12 0 271
Civil war among wild chimpanzees 3 Eugene Apr 9 Apr 11 5 597
An Interesting "Off Target" Inference for a Long Acting Monoclonal Antibody for Treatment of Elevated LDLs. 6 NNadir Apr 8 Apr 11 2 820
Mammal ancestors laid eggs--and this 250-million-year-old fossil proves it 4 erronis Apr 9 Apr 11 13 699
FINALLY! Lots of fantastic images from the Artemis 2 astronauts! 7 Gaugamela Apr 8 Apr 10 23 1107
'We all pretty much broke down right there': Inside the Artemis 2 astronauts' emotional moment near the moon 7 Judi Lynn Apr 9 Apr 9 81 2135
Diabetes rates are lower in high-altitude environments & scientists may have discovered why 14 Judi Lynn Apr 6 Apr 6 55 1953
NASA's online Artemis II Tracker 2 cayugafalls Apr 6 Apr 6 8 752
NASA's Artemis II crew readies for Monday's lunar flyby. Here's what you need to know 3 Dulcinea Apr 6 Apr 6 12 724
What an underground oil reservoir looks like. 2 Emile Apr 6 Apr 6 6 899
Surprising links between autism, Alzheimer's could change how we treat both 0 littlemissmartypants Apr 5 Apr 5 25 1126
Why Is CERN Making Antimatter? 0 Uncle Joe Apr 5 Apr 5 6 968
Artemis astronauts glimpse Moon's 'Grand Canyon' ahead of historic lunar flyby 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 5 Apr 5 9 612
I Spent 32 Years Believing I Was Male. Then A Shocking Phone Call Exploded Everything I Knew. 9 Jilly_in_VA Apr 4 Apr 4 56 2182
How 0.7 Grams of Matter Destroyed Hiroshima 5 NNadir Apr 3 Apr 4 10 1013
Gambling Is Thousands of Years Older Than We Thought, Rewriting Human Evolution ( 404 Media, 4/4) 2 highplainsdem Apr 4 Apr 4 2 540
The Missions Bringing Us Back to the Moon - StarTalk 2 BootinUp Apr 4 Apr 4 5 687
Artemis II crew to launch to the moon on 43 years of shuttle parts 5 BootinUp Apr 3 Apr 4 9 916
Can brain cells run computers? This startup powers data centre using human neurons 0 littlemissmartypants Apr 4 Apr 4 2 415
Artemis crew eating 4:00 , exercising 3:00 and shammy bathing 7:00 in very tight quarters 0 BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 3 Apr 3 8 657
How the human brain builds our sense of time 6 erronis Apr 3 Apr 3 9 882
The Universe has changed by the time you finish this sentence. 0 BootinUp Apr 3 Apr 3 7 657
PBS Terra: The Cascadia Megaquake Is Inevitable. And It Will Reshape America Forever 1 catbyte Apr 3 Apr 3 32 2190

Science Continued...

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How Do Snakes 'Stand' Upright Nearly Stick-Straight? New Research Points to How They Pull Off the Gravity-Defying Feat 3 Judi Lynn Apr 2 Apr 2 11 773
Watch Unprecedented Footage of Sperm Whales Helping a Newborn Calf Take Its First Breaths 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2 Apr 2 14 587
Stunning new James Webb Space Telescope images reveal 'hidden' stars being born 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2 Apr 2 11 661
In a First, an Astronomer May Have Witnessed a Comet Stop Its Spin--Then Reverse Its Rotation 2 Judi Lynn Apr 2 Apr 2 8 615
'Magic mushroom' may boost brain flexibility for weeks 3 Judi Lynn Apr 2 Apr 2 17 837
Thirty previously unpublished verses by Empedocles discovered on a papyrus from Cairo 6 Judi Lynn Apr 2 Apr 2 52 1892
South Africa's MeerKAT telescope is mapping previously invisible spaces between galaxies - and it's found 60 new cosmic 3 Judi Lynn Apr 2 Apr 2 14 740
NASA Artemis II Launch (9min video) - And off to the Moon!! 3 KelleyKramer Apr 1 Apr 1 8 624
Link to NASA feed of Artemis II launch 2 QED Apr 1 Apr 1 9 665
This star-forming galaxy is blowing out powerful winds topping 2 million mph 11 Judi Lynn Apr 1 Apr 1 15 911
We're about to send people to the moon! 7 lastlib Apr 1 Apr 1 9 798
Scientists Create Plant That Produces Ayahuasca, Shrooms, and Toad Psychedelics All At Once 5 erronis Apr 1 Apr 1 13 799
Who built the Artemis II vehicle? Bezos? 2 question everything Apr 1 Apr 1 0 669
Your WiFi Can See You. Here's How. 0 Uncle Joe Apr 1 Apr 1 14 818
Giant Dragonflies With 2-Foot Wingspans Ruled the Skies 300 Million Years Ago -- But Oxygen May Not Explain Why(Discover) 1 eppur_se_muova Apr 1 Apr 1 4 592
11,000-Year-Old Volcanic Ash Layer Could Rewrite Early Human History in the Americas (Discovermagazine) 0 eppur_se_muova Apr 1 Apr 1 13 670
Forest soil on doormats rebalances urban homes' indoor microbiome, study suggests 3 erronis Mar 31 Mar 31 12 776
Professor Brian Cox: How To Find Your Place In The Universe 0 BootinUp Mar 31 Mar 31 4 719
Rheumatic Fever Is An Autoimmune Syndrome Leading to Heart Disease: Strep Throat and Antibiotic Access. 4 NNadir Mar 28 Mar 31 10 852
In case you want to see just how stupid I look when talking about science.... 4 cab67 Mar 30 Mar 30 5 845
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