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This Vincent van Gogh Painting Has Not Been Seen in Public for Over 60 Years. It Is Now Poised to Set a Record at an Upcoming Auction
The Dutch Post-Impressionist painted "Chestnut Trees in Blossom" during the highly productive yet tragic final months of his life. It is heading to auction as part of a "legendary" private collection which also includes works from Cézanne and Renoir
Researchers use AI to design proteins that cut up other proteins
A protein is a chain of amino acids held together by what are called peptide bonds. On their own, those bonds are extremely stable; they're estimated to have a half-life of several hundred years. But in Earth's environment, most proteins don't last nearly that long. That's because organisms have evolved a handful of ways to catalyze the break-up of peptide bonds, which have diversified into countless specialized protein-digesting enzymes.
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Can math stay human in the age of AI?
As AI churns out mathematical proofs, a DeepMind study raises a bigger question: What do we lose when we focus only on the answers?
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‘Doctor Who’ Showrunner Predicts Reboot Filming Start Date— And It’s Sooner Than You Think
Doctor Who is in big trouble, and the only solution may be time travel. The British sci-fi series has been in trouble after the dissolution of an experimental partnership with Disney, and now it’s officially put out to tender, meaning the BBC is fielding pitches from production companies to decide who should revive the series eventually.
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‘Whalefall’ Turns A Biblical Fable Into A B-Movie Survival Thriller
Taut, tense, and full of tentacles, Whalefall delivers exactly what you want out of a survival thriller.
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A New World of Lung Cancer Therapy Awaits Pope Leo
Lung cancer is still a leading cause of cancer death, but that rate is half what it was in the 1990s, partly because newly developed treatments are working.
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Tiny implants can use the body itself to talk to each other
Researchers made a rat’s front-leg movement trigger its back leg. The experiment could point to a new kind of body-based network to connect implants.
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They Created a Cell That’s Almost Alive. What to Do With It Now?
SpudCells may one day produce new medicines and materials. But first scientists have to improve them — and make sure they aren’t misused.
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Going the distance
On November 18, Voyager 1 will reach one light-day from Earth. It’s still finding surprises in interstellar space.
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15 Years Ago, A Sci-Fi Misfire Almost Ruined The Legacy Of A Legendary Thriller
2011’s 'The Thing' left fans out in the cold, and nearly ruined the reputation of John Carpenter's classic.
60 Years Later: Why Pittcon Is Coming Home to Pittsburgh
Over the last six decades, Pittcon and Pittsburgh have experienced their own evolutions and now they will be reuniting once again.
Two Recently Stolen Renoir Paintings Were Found Hidden Behind a Cinderblock Wall. French Police Used DNA Evidence and Vehicle Tracking to Crack the Case
The bungled heist took place at the Renoir Museum on the French Riviera in September. French authorities made six arrests and believe they prevented another "imminent" theft, possibly at a nearby modern art museum
Archaeologists in Egypt Discover a Mud-Brick Tomb Featuring a Heartbreaking Elegy to an Ancient Man's Father
The 19-line poem was inscribed on a stone slab in the Bir al-Shaghala necropolis. The lament "is a highly literary and original epigram," a scholar says
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Can predictive tools tell us who really needs antidepressants?
Amid a U.S. push for “deprescribing,” researchers are finding new ways to match patients to their optimal treatment
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How Top Trump Officials Stoked Fears of a Nuke That Could Fry the Power Grid
For more than a decade, conservative activists held that a single atomic bomb could, without killing Americans directly, lay waste to the country — a claim that built fervor for war with Iran.
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Amit Forlit, the Israeli Private Eye at the Heart of a Climate Hacking Scandal
He’s been linked to someone called “The Hawk.” He named his company “This Isn’t a Dentist’s Office.” The feds say he hacked American environmentalists.
Why we need to rethink what causes depression
Depression is more complicated than you might think and requires a more nuanced approach.
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NSF backs choice of new Antarctic contractor despite concerns by government watchdog and researchers
Agency says it has “resolved” questions about KBR winning an $8 billion contract
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Simons Observatory takes a closer look at the infant universe
New facility in Chile will hunt for signs of cosmic inflation while using the microwave background to discover galaxy clusters
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