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How Sci-LLMs Could Supercharge Discovery

A decade ago, the idea of a computer designing new materials, predicting drug interactions, or even writing publishable scientific papers sounded like science fiction. Today, it’s edging toward science fact. Researchers are building scientific large language models (Sci-LLMs). These are AI systems trained not just on casual text from the internet, but on the raw […]

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News

Next Week in Science, September 12, 2025

We’ve had a bunch of new subs recently, so welcome! Don’t hesitate to reach out to make sure we are covering the topics that are important to you personally and professionally! Here’s what’s rising in the literature. And a couple of things across the news The 7 best filtered shower heads for healthier skin and […]

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Physics

The Myth: “The Towers Shouldn’t Have Collapsed”

In the days after September 11, 2001, one question spread almost as fast as the news footage itself: How could two skyscrapers, designed to withstand the impact of an airplane, simply fall? For many, it seemed unthinkable. The Twin Towers were built to be strong. Some took the collapse as proof that something didn’t add […]

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Biology

Can Worms Remember the Taste of Salt?

Here’s a fact to stop you mid-sip of your sports drink: a creature smaller than a sesame seed can remember the exact salt concentration it grew up in, and use that memory to navigate the world like a microscopic GPS. Meet Caenorhabditis elegans, or C. elegans for short. With only 302 neurons in its entire […]

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Biology

Hundreds of Skeletons in the Himalayas Came From Greece

High in the Indian Himalayas, 16,500 feet above sea level, lies a tiny alpine lake no bigger than a swimming pool. To casual hikers, Roopkund Lake looks like a jewel tucked among the peaks. But when the ice melts in summer, the shoreline reveals something shocking: scattered human skeletons. Hundreds of them. For decades, this […]

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News

Next Week in Science, September 5, 2025

Not the greatest week in the public health sphere. If you want to dig more into the debate of what “Gold Standard Science” is, hop over to our sister site, This Week in Public Health. \ Here’s what’s rising in the science research. And some news to either tide you over or enrage you. Back to […]

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Psychology

The Strange Power of Saying “I’m Not Sure”

Think about the last time you had to make a big decision. Perhaps it was buying a house, switching jobs, or deciding between two retirement plans. Chances are, you didn’t feel 100% confident in either option. You probably leaned one way, hesitated, then went back and forth before settling. Now, imagine teaching a computer not […]

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Psychology

Why Hundreds Gather Each Year to Celebrate a Flat Earth

Picture this: You walk into a hotel ballroom. Strobe lights flash. Music blasts. A crowd cheers as a man in a cowboy hat strums a guitar, belting out an anthem with the chorus: “Space is fake.” This isn’t parody. It’s the opening act of the Flat Earth International Conference, where hundreds of people have gathered […]

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Biology

Chimpanzees Caught Using Insects as First-Aid

Picture this: deep in Uganda’s Kibale National Park, a young chimp named Damien gets a nasty gash on his calf. Instead of just licking the wound or ignoring it, he grabs a flying insect, presses it against the cut, and carefully rubs it across the open skin. A few moments later, his sister joins in, […]

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Society

Can Science Redevelop Gaza? A Critical Look at the GREAT Trust Proposal

When wars end, the hardest part often comes after: rebuilding lives, homes, and ecosystems shattered by violence. A new proposal, reported by The Washington Post, the Gaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration and Transformation (GREAT) Trust, lays out an ambitious vision for Gaza: $70–100 billion in investments, “AI-powered smart cities,” and even a Riviera of artificial islands. On […]

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