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Aug 22 • 9 months ago

For some people, music doesn’t connect with any of the brain’s reward circuits

Neuroscientists find people who don't enjoy music, study their brain activity. ...

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Aug 22 • 9 months ago

US military’s X-37B spaceplane stays relevant with launch of another mission

The X-37B spaceplane is flying missions few would have foreseen when the program began. ...

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Aug 22 • 9 months ago

Google says it dropped the energy cost of AI queries by 33x in one year

The company claims that a text query now burns the equivalent of 9 seconds of TV. ...

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Aug 22 • 9 months ago

A geothermal network in Colorado could help a rural town diversify its economy

Town pitches companies to take advantage of “reliable, cost-effective heating and cooling." ...

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Aug 22 • 9 months ago

Deeply divided Supreme Court lets NIH grant terminations continue

The ruling also blocks the policy behind their termination. ...

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Aug 21 • 9 months ago

Neolithic people took gruesome trophies from invading tribes

Brutal treatment may have been part of "public theater of violence" celebrating victory in battle. ...

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Aug 21 • 9 months ago

Mammals that chose ants and termites as food almost never go back

Ant eating is widely distributed across mammalian lineages. ...

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Aug 20 • 9 months ago

Betel nuts have been giving people a buzz for over 4,000 years

Ancient teeth reveal that a stimulant has been used since the Bronze Age. ...

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Aug 19 • 9 months ago

An extinct volcano in Arkansas hosts the only public diamond mine on Earth

Visitors have unearthed over 35,000 diamonds at Crater of Diamonds State Park since 1972. ...

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Aug 19 • 9 months ago

The fight over science funding: Congress vs. the OMB

The Senate is restoring science funding to normal levels; that may not be enough. ...

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Aug 16 • 9 months ago

How a mysterious particle could explain the Universe’s missing antimatter

New experiments focused on understanding the enigmatic neutrino may offer insights. ...

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Aug 16 • 9 months ago

Rapidly intensifying Hurricane Erin becomes historic storm due to strengthening

The good news is that, for now, Erin appears unlikely to directly strike land. ...

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