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Discovering new drugs is a long and expensive process – chemical compounds...
Pan-assay interference compounds, or PAINS, often come up as false positives when researchers screen for potential drug candidates.unol/iStock via Getty Images PlusModern drug discovery is an expensive...
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Can you truly own anything in the metaverse? A law professor explains how...
In 2021, an investment firm bought 2,000 acres of real estate for about US$4 million. Normally this would not make headlines, but in this case the land was virtual. It existed only in a metaverse...
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Space Blocs: The future of international cooperation in space is splitting...
In the next decade, both a U.S.-led group and a collaboration between Russia and China aim to set up bases on the Moon.Theasis/iStock via Getty ImagesEven during times of conflict on the ground, space...
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Staring at an image of yourself on Zoom has serious consequences for mental...
Video calls often show people an image of themselves.SDI Productions/E+ via Getty ImagesIn the past few years, people across the world have spent more time on video chat programs like Zoom and FaceTime...
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How do keys open locks?
The depths of the valleys on a key act like a code that must match the lock.Robin Smith/The Image Bank via Getty ImagesCurious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d...
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Elon Musk's plans for Twitter could make its misinformation problems worse
Elon Musk's moment of triumph is a moment of uncertainty for the future of one of the world's leading social media platforms.AP Photo/John RaouxElon Musk, the world’s richest person, acquired Twitter...
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Elon Musk won't have a board to watch him when he takes Twitter private –...
Twitter will soon be without the benefits – and problems – of a public board of directors.A-Digit/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty ImagesIt appears Twitter’s board of directorsfinally warmed to Elon...
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Disease-causing parasites can hitch a ride on plastics and potentially spread...
The sticky biofilms that form on microplastics can harbor disease-causing pathogens and help them spread.Tunatura/iStock via Getty Images PlusTypically when people hear about plastic pollution, they...
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Ukraine invasion threatens international collaboration in space and shows how...
Russia threatened to withdraw from the International Space Station over sanctions imposed on the country following its invasion of Ukraine. 3Dsculptor via ShutterstockRussia’s invasion of Ukraine is...
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Blasting out Earth’s location with the hope of reaching aliens is a...
Scientists think there are 300 million habitable planets in the Milky Way, and some may be home to intelligent life.Bruno Gilli/ESO, CC BYIf a person is lost in the wilderness, they have two options....
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Elon Musk's comments about Twitter don't square with the social media...
Elon Musk has called Twitter the world's "digital town square."AP Photo/John RaouxOn April 25, 2022, Twitter’s board of directors accepted Elon Musk’s US$44 billion hostile takeover bid. Twitter’s...
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Wastewater monitoring took off during the COVID-19 pandemic – and here's how...
Sampling wastewater can be time-intensive.John Eisele/Colorado State UniversityA community’s sewage holds clues about its COVID-19 burden. Over the course of the pandemic, wastewater surveillance has...
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Nanoparticles are the future of medicine – researchers are experimenting with...
Nanoparticles can help cancer drugs home in on tumors and avoid damaging healthy cells. Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty ImagesWhen you hear the word “nanomedicine,” it might call to mind...
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Corals and sea anemones turn sunscreen into toxins – understanding how could...
Many places have banned sunscreens with certain chemicals in an attempt to help protect coral reefs.Westend61 via Getty ImagesSunscreen bottles are frequently labeled as “reef-friendly” and...
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Scientists in Antarctica discover a vast, salty groundwater system under the...
Co-author Chloe Gustafson and mountaineer Meghan Seifert install measuring equipment on an ice stream.Kerry Key/Lamont-Doherty Earth ObservatoryA new discovery deep beneath one of Antarctica’s rivers...
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COVID-19 official counts can miss mild cases – here's how serosurveys that...
Researchers can test blood samples taken for other reasons to see if patients have previously had COVID-19.Don Bartletti/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesIt’s an eye-catching statistic: 58% of the...
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What does an octopus eat? For a creature with a brain in each arm, whatever's...
Don't call them tentacles: An octopus has eight arms.TheSP4N1SH/iStock via Getty Images PlusCurious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer,...
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Elon Musk is wrong: research shows content rules on Twitter help preserve...
Elon Musk claims to champion free speech, but his plans for Twitter could stifle the free exchange of ideas.Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/picture alliance via Getty ImagesElon Musk’s accepted bid to purchase...
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Electric eels inspired the first battery two centuries ago and now point a...
Prepare to be stunned by a technology that nature perfected.maradek/iStock via Getty ImagesAs the world’s need for large amounts of portable energy grows at an ever-increasing pace, many innovators...
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What is fentanyl and why is it behind the deadly surge in US drug overdoses?...
Only a small amount of fentanyl is enough to be lethal.AP Photo/Jacquelyn MartinBuying drugs on the street is a game of Russian roulette. From Xanax to cocaine, drugs or counterfeit pills purchased in...
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