While Galvani was later proven wrong in the details, he wasn’t totally off. Virtually every cell on every branch of the tree of life expends a hefty chunk of its energy budget — in some cells, more than half — on maintaining a voltage…
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I used AI chatbots as a source of news for a month, and they were unreliable and erroneous
It was cute. But it was still a lie. Gemini invented a news outlet that doesn’t exist and named it fake-example.ca (or exemplefictif.ca, in French).
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Cyclone Senyar: Why hazards continue to turn into disasters in Indonesia
Weeks after Cyclone Senyar made landfall in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, the province of Aceh continues to struggle. The cyclone passed through the Strait of Malacca in late November, bringing heavy rains and causing widespread flooding in parts…
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Atom-thin, content-addressable memory enables edge AI applications
Recent advances in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) have opened new exciting possibilities for the rapid analysis of data, the sourcing of information and the generation of use-specific content. To run AI models, current hardware needs…
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‘Not even 3 minutes in and I’m annoyed’: Stranger Things documentary further frustrates fans over hit Netflix show’s divisive finale
- A documentary about the making of Stranger Things season 5 is out now on Netflix
- Fan reception to its release hasn’t been kind
- Viewers are frustrated with what it reveals about the show’s divisive ending
Frustrated Stranger Things fans have hit…
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Modern rock wallabies seem to survive by sticking together in small areas: Fossils show they need to travel
Today, rock wallabies are seen as secretive cliff-dwellers that rarely stray far from the safety of their rocky shelters. But the fossil record tells a very different story.
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Rain one minute, heat wave the next: How climate 'whiplash' drives unpredictable fire weather
After a weekend of extreme heat and windy conditions, more than 30 blazes were still burning in Victoria and New South Wales as of Sunday evening, including major fires in the Otways, near the town of Alexandra in central Victoria, and on the…
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The 6-7 craze offered a brief window into the hidden world of children
Many adults are breathing a sigh of relief as the 6-7 meme fades away as one of the biggest kid-led global fads of 2025.
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Live healthier in 2026 by breathing cleaner air at home
I have a health goal for the new year that doesn’t require me to get out of bed earlier or eat fewer cookies. I am an atmospheric chemist and will be committing to clean air at home.
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How to prevent and fight norovirus
Nearly half a million Americans visit the emergency room (ER) each year with a fast-spreading stomach bug called norovirus.
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