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In-depth news about mathematics, physics, biology and computer science.
- 20 minutes 33 secondsWhat Happens in a Mind That Can't 'See' Mental ImagesNeuroscience research into people with aphantasia, who don’t experience mental imagery, is revealing how imagination works and demonstrating the sweeping variety in our subjective experiences.
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11 December 2024, 5:00 am - 14 minutesWhat Could Explain the Gallium Anomaly?Physicists have ruled out a mundane explanation for the strange findings of an old Soviet experiment, leaving open the possibility that the results point to a new fundamental particle.
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26 November 2024, 7:00 pm - 20 minutes 9 secondsCryptographers Discover a New Foundation for Quantum SecrecyResearchers have proved that secure quantum encryption is possible in a world without hard problems.
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13 November 2024, 7:00 pm - 19 minutes 7 secondsElectric 'Ripples' in the Resting Brain Tag Memories for StorageNew experiments reveal how the brain chooses which memories to save and add credence to advice about the importance of rest.
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30 October 2024, 6:00 pm - 25 minutes 11 secondsAI Starts to Sift Through String Theory's Near-Endless PossibilitiesUsing machine learning, string theorists are finally showing how microscopic configurations of extra dimensions translate into sets of elementary particles — though not yet those of our universe.
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16 October 2024, 6:00 pm - 18 minutes 8 secondsInsects and Other Animals Have Consciousness, Experts DeclareA group of prominent biologists and philosophers announced a new consensus: There’s “a realistic possibility” that insects, octopuses, crustaceans, fish and other overlooked animals experience consciousness.
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2 October 2024, 10:00 am - 20 minutes 13 secondsDark Energy May Be Weakening, Major Astrophysics Study FindsA generation of physicists has referred to the dark energy that permeates the universe as “the cosmological constant.” Now the largest map of the cosmos to date hints that this mysterious energy has been changing over billions of years.
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18 September 2024, 10:01 am - 12 minutes 36 secondsBrain's 'Background Noise' May Explain Value of Shock TherapyElectroconvulsive therapy is highly effective in treating major depressive disorder, but no one knows why it works. New research suggests it may restore balance between excitation and inhibition in the brain.
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4 September 2024, 4:00 am - 17 minutes 46 secondsSwirling Forces, Crushing Pressures Measured in the ProtonLong-anticipated experiments that use light to mimic gravity are revealing the distribution of energies, forces and pressures inside a subatomic particle for the first time.
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21 August 2024, 7:00 pm - 17 minutes 44 secondsNever-Repeating Tiles Can Safeguard Quantum InformationTwo researchers have proved that Penrose tilings, famous patterns that never repeat, are mathematically equivalent to a kind of quantum error correction.
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7 August 2024, 9:00 pm - 11 minutes 3 secondsRadio Maps May Reveal the Universe's Biggest Magnetic Fields
A controversial technique has produced detailed maps of the magnetic fields in colossal galaxy clusters. If confirmed, the approach could be used to reveal where cosmic magnetic fields come from.
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