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Phys.org / MatterChat model helps AI to 'see' the language of atom-scale physics to sharpen materials predictions

From writing emails to generating computer code, much of the artificial intelligence prevalent in our daily lives has succeeded by mastering one domain: text. However, this leaves a major blind spot in the physical sciences, ...

23 hours ago
Phys.org / As bee population collapses, US apiarists fear research cuts

In a lot behind a disused West Virginia gas station at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains, Roy Funkhouser is surrounded by about a dozen beekeepers and countless buzzing bees.

14 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Africa CDC declares continental emergency over Ebola outbreak

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has declared the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda a Continental Public Health Emergency, in a statement late Monday.

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Phys.org / Argentine scientists lay first traps in hantavirus hunt

Scientists attempting to determine whether or not hantavirus is present in Argentina's Ushuaia on Monday laid the very first traps to catch rodents potentially carrying the disease, AFP journalists observed.

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Medical Xpress / What to know about the Bundibugyo virus, a species of Ebola causing an outbreak in Congo

The species of Ebola virus causing an outbreak in Congo that has killed nearly 120 people is less common than other Ebola viruses, which is complicating the response because there are no specific treatments or vaccines.

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Phys.org / New Mexico wildfire sparked by fatal medical plane crash spreads quickly in rural area

A fast-growing wildfire sparked by the fatal crash of a small medical plane outside Ruidoso, New Mexico, has triggered evacuations for a rural area north of the Capitan Mountains and closures in the Lincoln National Forest, ...

14 hours ago
Medical Xpress / New smart technology in wearable wristband may detect cardiac arrest

A smart-technology wearable wristband device may be able to automatically detect cardiac arrest, which could lead to faster medical assistance and increased survival odds when cardiac arrest occurs outside of a hospital, ...

13 hours ago
Tech Xplore / China market for Nvidia AI chips to open 'over time': Huang

Nvidia boss Jensen Huang expects China to eventually open its market to high-end U.S. chips that can train and run artificial intelligence systems.

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Phys.org / Climate change drives 'emptying' of rural Bhutan

Homes are being abandoned as climate change accelerates migration out of rural Bhutan, new research shows. The mountain kingdom is the world's first carbon-negative country—through exporting zero-carbon hydropower energy. ...

21 hours ago
Phys.org / Video: Preparing Smile for space

Before Smile can begin studying how Earth responds to the streams of particles and bursts of radiation from the sun, the spacecraft had to complete an extraordinary journey here on Earth.

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Economic impact report examines the value of open biodata infrastructure

Public infrastructures like roads and electricity are so essential to society that people almost take their value for granted. A new report by Frontier Economics, commissioned by EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), ...

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Phys.org / What a powerful El Niño could mean for the US region of Appalachia

A potentially powerful El Niño could take shape later this year. While its effects are often felt dramatically across parts of the United States and around the globe, experts say the picture for Southern Appalachia is more ...

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