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The Most Important Unsolved Problem in Computer Science

The Most Important Unsolved Problem in Computer Science

SIN Dec 22, 2023 0 35

Here’s a look at the million-dollar math problem at the heart of computation

The 6 Most Intriguing Things We Learned about Pet Cats and Dogs This Year

The 6 Most Intriguing Things We Learned about Pet Cats ...

SIN Dec 22, 2023 0 34

In 2023 we learned that cats really are choosing to ignore humans and that—despi...

The Winter Solstice Has a Surprising Secret

The Winter Solstice Has a Surprising Secret

SIN Dec 22, 2023 0 32

How can the December solstice have the longest night in the Northern Hemisphere ...

Octopuses Are Colorblind. Here's How They See the World

Octopuses Are Colorblind. Here's How They See the World

SIN Dec 22, 2023 0 51

Cephalopods have developed unique visual systems to deal with their underwater w...

Sniffing Women's Tears Makes Men Less Aggressive

Sniffing Women's Tears Makes Men Less Aggressive

SIN Dec 22, 2023 0 25

For the first time, researchers have used behavioral measures, brain imaging and...

Antarctic Octopus Holds Secrets of Prehistoric Ice Loss in Its Genome

Antarctic Octopus Holds Secrets of Prehistoric Ice Loss...

SIN Dec 22, 2023 0 53

As the climate crisis continues, sooner or later the massive West Antarctic Ice ...

Sorry, It's $15 to Drive into Midtown Manhattan

Sorry, It's $15 to Drive into Midtown Manhattan

SIN Dec 22, 2023 0 53

The first U.S. congestion pricing program, starting in New York City as soon as ...

See Your Body's Cells in Size and Number

See Your Body's Cells in Size and Number

SIN Dec 21, 2023 0 45

The larger a cell type is, the rarer it is in the body—and vice versa—a new stud...

Two Private U.S. Moon Landers Prepare for Historic Launches

Two Private U.S. Moon Landers Prepare for Historic Laun...

SIN Dec 21, 2023 0 31

The first vehicles to fly under NASA’s new lunar delivery initiative will aim to...

Masking Even Some of the Time This Winter Could Help Prevent Respiratory Infections

Masking Even Some of the Time This Winter Could Help Pr...

SIN Dec 21, 2023 0 49

Experts weigh in on how you can navigate social gatherings and travel as respira...

Online COVID Wastewater Sites Can Help You Stay Safe during the Holidays

Online COVID Wastewater Sites Can Help You Stay Safe du...

SIN Dec 21, 2023 0 35

Here’s how to plan COVID-safer holiday get-togethers, using websites that show v...

How Much Vitamin D Do You Need to Stay Healthy?

How Much Vitamin D Do You Need to Stay Healthy?

SIN Dec 21, 2023 0 35

Most people naturally have good vitamin D levels. Overhyped claims that the comp...

How Two Pharmacists Figured Out That Decongestants Don't Work

How Two Pharmacists Figured Out That Decongestants Don'...

SIN Dec 21, 2023 0 45

A loophole in FDA processes means older drugs like the ones in oral decongestant...

AI Beats Humans on Unsolved Math Problem

AI Beats Humans on Unsolved Math Problem

SIN Dec 21, 2023 0 58

Large language model does better than human mathematicians trying to solve combi...

Cutting Salt May Lower Blood Pressure as Much as Medication

Cutting Salt May Lower Blood Pressure as Much as Medica...

SIN Dec 21, 2023 0 20

A new study confirms the blood pressure-lowering power of a low-sodium diet

Eyeless Cave Spiders Can Still 'See' the Light

Eyeless Cave Spiders Can Still 'See' the Light

SIN Dec 21, 2023 0 21

Some species of cave-dwelling spiders lack eyes but still maintain the ability t...

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