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Nov 20, 2024 · If future AI models are trained on AI-generated content, they could end up producing more bias and nonsense, researchers caution.

Jun 19, 2019 · How seafood shells could help solve the plastic waste problem Chemists are finding better ways to extract biodegradable materials from crustaceans and insects

Jan 17, 2003 · The pesticide DDT has a long and checkered history. Today, it evokes particularly contentious argument. Though environmentalists have come to demand this poison’s elimination …

Aug 5, 2008 · It’s not just Frisbees and sticks. Dogs catch yawns from people, too. Dogs watching a person yawn repeatedly will yawn themselves, says Atsushi Senju of Birkbeck, University of London. …

Jan 7, 2003 · A zebrafish can regrow its heart within 2 months of having a significant portion of it surgically removed, according to a study in the Dec. 13, 2002 Science. “Zebrafish hearts can …

Aug 24, 2012 · Cell biologist and inventor Gary Greenberg’s career took a turn about 10 years ago when his brother sent him a canister of beach sand. Greenberg placed a pinch under a light microscope ...

Mar 13, 2017 · Quantum counterfeiters might succeed Money encoded by photons should be secure, but physicists find loophole

Aug 7, 2001 · Taking dietary antioxidant supplements along with certain cholesterol-regulating drugs may diminish the effectiveness of those drugs in boosting the so-called good cholesterol.

Jul 8, 2005 · A striking form of data visualization enhances the search for a suitable name for a baby.