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These Moons Are Dark and Frozen. So How Can They Have Oceans?
...to determine how easy, or troublesome, it is for life to emerge throughout the cosmos. Freshly analyzed data from old spacecraft, plus recent observations by NASA’s Juno spacecraft and the...
Extra-Long Blasts Challenge Our Theories of Cosmic Cataclysms
Astronomers thought they had solved the mystery of gamma-ray bursts. A few recent events suggest otherwise. On December 11, 2021, a beam of gamma rays — the most energetic form...
Mathematicians Identify the Best Versions of Iconic Shapes
...All of the recent results are about minimizing the amount of paper, rope or string used to make a particular shape. Schwartz’s recent run started with the Möbius strip, which...
Cellular Self-Destruction May Be Ancient. But Why?
How did cells evolve a process to end their own lives? Recent research suggests that apoptosis, a form of programmed cell death, first arose billions of years ago in bacteria...
The Mysterious Flow of Fluid in the Brain
...a matching waste system. However, the brain’s blood vessels are surrounded by open, fluid-filled spaces. In recent decades, the cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, in those spaces has drawn a great...
How Can Regional Models Advance Climate Science?
...agricultural needs? Do you want to talk about some of that? ELTAHIR: Yeah, that’s actually an important topic, I think. In a recent book, I coined a term describing an...
A Biography of Earth Across the Age of Animals
...though, thinks the result could reflect mechanisms unknown from recent Earth history that can drive extreme temperature jumps. In our rather cold recent geologic past, ice sheets may have helped...
The Game Theory of How Algorithms Can Drive Up Prices
Recent findings reveal that even simple pricing algorithms can make things more expensive. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to...
In a First, AI Models Analyze Language As Well As a Human Expert
...not capable of analyzing language in a sophisticated way. That view was challenged in a recent paper by Gašper Beguš, a linguist at the University of California, Berkeley; Maksymilian Dąbkowski,...