Wild Animals That Are Way Smarter Than You Think

We often applaud animals for learning tricks. But until recently, we rarely acknowledged that significant intelligence ...
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This “dopamine aficionado” is exploring new approaches to a Parkinson’s puzzle

In the lingo of the field, dopamine-producing cells are measuring a reward prediction error — the difference between the ...

James Watson exemplified the best and worst of science – from monumental discoveries to sexism and cutthroat competition

Watson was also an outspoken and controversial figure who transformed the way science was communicated. He was the first high-profile Nobel laureate to give the general public a shockingly personal ...
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Mistakes to avoid in simple experiments at home

‘Claim is preposterous’: Producer pushes back on Pentagon’s criticism of Netflix’s nuclear thriller ...

Experimental evolution uncovers how bacteria develop drug resistance

The bacteria Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is a haunting presence in many hospitals in the United States, where more than one in 100 patients are treated for A. baumannii infections. This ...

Disease of 1,000 faces shows how science is tackling immunity’s dark side

Doctor after doctor misdiagnosed or shrugged off Ruth Wilson’s rashes, swelling, fevers and severe pain for six years. She ...

aiOla unveils Drax, an open-source speech model with state-of-the-art accuracy and up to 5× faster than models from direct competitors

PRNewswire/ -- aiOla, a voice-AI lab advancing speech recognition technology, is announcing today Drax, an open-source AI model that brings flow-matching-based generative methods to speech. By ...