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Dec 18, 2024 · Biologists used artificial intelligence to make discoveries about molecules and the brain, and overturned long-held assumptions about the immune system and RNA.

Dec 13, 2024 · Exactly 200 years ago, a French engineer introduced an idea that would quantify the universe’s inexorable slide into decay. But entropy, as it’s currently understood, is less a …

Dec 16, 2024 · Landmark results in geometry and number theory marked an exciting year for mathematics, at a time when advances in artificial intelligence are starting to transform the …

Dec 19, 2024 · Video: The year’s biggest computer science stories included a new understanding of large language models, and a breakthrough in being able to compute complex quantum …

Mar 14, 2024 · Teleporting people through space is still science fiction. But quantum teleportation is dramatically different and entirely real. In this episode, Janna Levin interviews the theoretical …

Dec 9, 2024 · In a first, researchers have shown that adding more “qubits” to a quantum computer can make it more resilient. It’s an essential step on the long road to practical applications.

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Dec 20, 2023 · Recent observations of an aging, alien planetary system are helping to answer the question: What will happen to our planet when the sun dies?

Jul 21, 2020 · Earth’s climate has fluctuated through deep time, pushed by these 10 different causes. Here’s how each compares with modern climate change.