Is AI making us dumber? Maybe not. But our skills are at risk
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Is AI making us dumber? Maybe not. But our skills are at risk

AI today can write our college essays, plan our meals and draft our emails. But the benefits of such assistance incite wildly different opinions. Some see AI as…

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Emperor penguin chicks like these starved. An iceberg may be the cause
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Emperor penguin chicks like these starved. An iceberg may be the cause

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Cancer-fighting chewing gum cuts HPV levels by up to 93%
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Cancer-fighting chewing gum cuts HPV levels by up to 93%

The research team was led by Henry Daniell of the School of Dental Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The findings were published in Scientific Reports and could…

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518-million-year-old creature reveals the origins of spider fangs
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518-million-year-old creature reveals the origins of spider fangs

Whether associated with the deadly reputation of the Black Widow or the fictional bite that transformed Spider-Man, fangs have become one of the most recognizable features of spiders.…

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This hydrogen turbine turns controlled explosions into electricity
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This hydrogen turbine turns controlled explosions into electricity

The result also marks progress toward using hydrogen for cleaner energy production. Unlike natural gas, hydrogen can be produced using renewable energy sources. Earlier this year, the KIT…

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Scientists may have found aging’s hidden trigger for brain disease
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Scientists may have found aging’s hidden trigger for brain disease

Scientists have now identified a protein pathway that may help connect aging with the harmful protein buildup seen in disorders such as Huntington’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…

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Your brain may be wired to regain lost weight
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Your brain may be wired to regain lost weight

More on that in a moment. But first, let’s go back a few hundred thousand years to examine our early human ancestors. Because we can blame a lot…

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Two new compounds could reveal hidden drivers of Alzheimer’s disease
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Two new compounds could reveal hidden drivers of Alzheimer’s disease

“Alzheimer’s is a condition that remains recalcitrant to the scientific community’s attempts at developing a cure or preventative treatment,” said Daniel Schultz, a former postdoctoral fellow in the…

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Mammals moving between the Americas stopped over in Mexico
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Mammals moving between the Americas stopped over in Mexico

In the Miocene, 10 million years ago, the Central American Seaway separated North and South America, leaving the southern continent in what scientists call “splendid isolation.” By 2.8…

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A fire’s rumble reveals where it’s burning
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A fire’s rumble reveals where it’s burning

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