scientificamerican
26h ago
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Scientists worry AI is stealing their ideas
Researchers are using AI as a sounding board throughout their work. But concerns are growing that companies may present users’ ideas as those of their models
scientificamerican
23h ago
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What happens to the body during menopause? New research hints at a biological ‘cliff’
Certain health markers seem to “jump” during menopause, according to a new study, but it’s unclear why
scientificamerican
3h ago
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Amateur astronomer harnesses AI to find a possible hidden exoplanet
Evidence for the possible super-Earth has been lurking for years in NASA data. Pavel Rabtsevich found it—with a little help from AI
scientificamerican
4h ago
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Claude just found a CRISPR-like DNA pattern, but even Anthropic's scientists aren't sure what it does
The large language model took less than a day to identify the curious stretch of DNA
scientificamerican
18h ago
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Latest Trump administration proposal to change NIH research grant system draws scientists’ ire
One researcher tells Scientific American that the change would reduce transparency and risk politicizing the grant review process
scientificamerican
27h ago
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Sex-changing mouse clones may help fight to save endangered species
For the first time, scientists managed to turn cloned male mouse embryos into females, giving life to healthy and fertile individuals
scientificamerican
4h ago
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Are Blue Zones real? One researcher finds the data deeply flawed
The data behind Blue Zones might not be that strong
scientificamerican
21h ago
9°
OpenAI’s blockbuster Navier-Stokes proof isn’t what we thought it was
Rumors that OpenAI’s “Navier-Stokes” solution stole the work of two mathematicians may have been overblown
scientificamerican
17h ago
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Hurricane Isaias shows ‘it only takes one’ to wreak havoc after historically calm Atlantic hurricane season
The Category 2 storm spawned tornadoes, flooding and extreme rain when it made landfall
scientificamerican
20h ago
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The mathematical secret behind why rose petals curl
The elegant curl of rose petals may be distinct among flowers—and math can explain why