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Testing quantum field theory in a quantum simulator
Quantum field theories are often hard to verify in experiments. Now, there is a new way of putting them to the test. Scientists have created a...
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Building a better 'bot': Artificial intelligence helps human groups
Artificial intelligence doesn't have to be super-sophisticated to make a difference in people's lives, according to a new study. Even 'dumb AI' can...
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Fate of marine carbon in last steps toward sequestration
New research explains how an ancient group of cells in the dark ocean wrings the last bit of energy from carbon molecules resistant to breakdown.
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Destruction of a quantum monopole observed
Scientists have made the first experimental observations of the dynamics of isolated monopoles in quantum matter. The obtained fundamental...
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Sacrificing sleep for love
Sleep is important, but if there is something more important or interesting to do -- for example, taking care of a baby, finishing a grant proposal...
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New study sheds light on origins of life on Earth through molecular function
Debate exists over how life began on Earth, but a new study provides evidence for a 'metabolism-first' model. Scientists have traced the origins...
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Tea-time means leopard-time in India
A new study finds that leopards are abundant in tea-garden landscapes in north-eastern India, but that their mere presence does not lead to...
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Following gastric band surgery, device-related reoperation common, costly
Among Medicare beneficiaries undergoing laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery, reoperation was common, costly, and varied widely across...
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Wallflower center pack baboons find place
Using high-resolution GPS tracking, researchers continuously monitored the movements of nearly an entire baboon troop in central Kenya to discover...
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New way of preventing pneumococcal brain invasion
An international team of researchers has identified two receptors on the cells in the blood vessels of the brain that can be blocked and thereby...
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Scientists begin to unlock secrets of deep ocean color from organic matter
About half of atmospheric carbon dioxide is fixed by ocean's phytoplankton through a process called photosynthesis. A large portion of biologically...
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Researchers identify changes in lung cells following infections
When people develop a respiratory infection, recovery from their illness leaves behind an immunological memory that influences how they will...