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Tech Xplore / AI imagines a harsher social world, expecting punishment where people expect inaction

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems, particularly the large language models (LLMs) that underpin ChatGPT and similar platforms, are remarkably skilled at answering queries about a wide range of topics. However, the extent ...

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Medical Xpress / Experimental cancer vaccine makes its own oxygen and gives T-cells a boost

When it comes to priorities in life, oxygen tops the list. Humans can go weeks without food and days without water. Take away the ability to breathe, however, and the clock starts ticking within minutes as the brain begins ...

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Phys.org / Bubbles the food-stealing dolphin finds shortcut to easy meal

A dolphin that harasses fish until they regurgitate their food—then swoops in to steal it—has astonished University of the Sunshine Coast researchers who have documented this novel feeding strategy.

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Phys.org / Laser altimeter BELA ready to explore Mercury's surface

Launched on Oct. 20, 2018, the joint ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission has traveled for almost eight years, using a carefully planned but eventful sequence of planetary flybys and solar-electric propulsion to gradually approach ...

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Phys.org / A 5,000-year-old royal mystery: Digital clues point to Meretneith as Egypt's female king

More than 5,000 years ago, a royal woman named Meretneith (also written as Merneith) lived in ancient Egypt. She was possibly the daughter of Djer, the third king of the First Dynasty, a period when the first kings ruled ...

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Medical Xpress / Simulated epidemics could lead to more reliable hospitalization forecasts

A mathematical model is a simplified description of reality that can be used to solve practical problems, predict future events or explain how different systems work. During pandemics, mathematical models can be valuable ...

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Medical Xpress / Why most emergency headache patients disappear into the data

Thousands of people visit emergency departments with headaches every year, but research suggests the way these visits are recorded may be hiding important clues about patients' needs.

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Phys.org / Children trust what they hear over what they see, study finds

New research from our Department of Psychology has revealed that children are far more likely than adults to judge a person's emotions by what they hear rather than what they see.

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Phys.org / To crack the job market, internships can be just as key for young people as the degree

College students are facing one of the most precarious labor markets in years. A recent New York Federal Reserve study pointed to a sharp increase in unemployment among recent college graduates compared with other workers, ...

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Phys.org / Our new research shows humans have maligned bandicoots for decades, making them more vulnerable to extinction

Have you ever found your lawn riddled with holes or heard a little sneeze from your backyard bushes? Those are signs you might have a resident bandicoot. Bandicoots are nocturnal, rabbit-sized marsupials known for their pointy ...

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Medical Xpress / Study identifies distinct outcomes and genomic features in NSCLC with class II and III BRAF alterations

Patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring class II and class III BRAF alterations have distinct clinicopathologic and genomic characteristics, with class III alterations potentially associated ...

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Tech Xplore / New device detects traces of nuclear material in air ducts, enhances safety at fuel cycle facilities

Researchers at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) developed a new type of monitor that can check every minute or even every second for the buildup of nuclear material in the air ducts of ...

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