Pollsters trying to predict presidential election results and physicists searching for distant exoplanets have at least one thing in common: They often use a tried-and-true scientific technique called Bayesian…
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Why two prehistoric sharks found in Ohio got new names
Newswise — COLUMBUS, Ohio – Until recently, Orthacanthus gracilis could have been considered the “John Smith” of prehistoric shark names, given how common it was.
Three different species of sharks from the…
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Alps’ Oldest Fossil Reptile Exposed as Forgery
Newswise — A 280-million-year-old fossil that has baffled researchers for decades has been shown to be, in part, a forgery following new examination of the remnants.
The discovery has led the team led by Dr Valentina…
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Electric Vehicles Aren’t Ready for Extreme Heat and Cold. Here’s How to Fix Them
A bitter cold snap in Chicago forced electric vehicle (EV) drivers to wait in line for hours at charging stations last month; some even found themselves stranded when their battery died while they waited in the queues. The rechargeablelithium-ion…
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Proteins without Parents – Chemistry | Weizmann Wonder Wander
When Profs. Joel Sussman and Israel Silman were asked to mentor Chinese students online during the COVID-19 pandemic, the last thing they expected to come out of the experience was highly innovative research on protein evolution that could change…
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How AI Bots Could Sabotage 2024 Elections around the World
Hate speech, political propaganda and outright lies are hardly new problems online—even if election years such as this one exacerbate them. The use of bots, or automated social media accounts, has made it much easier to spread deliberately…
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Team Assessing SHERLOC Instrument on NASA’s Perseverance Rover
UPDATE, Mar. 5, 2024: Engineers for NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover have made progress addressing the issue affecting the SHERLOC instrument’s Autofocus Context Imager (ACI), but at present the instrument’s Raman spectroscopic capability…
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Cybercrime Security Gap Leaves People Who Aren’t Proficient in English Poorly Protected
February 12, 2024
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Cybercrime Security Gap Leaves People Who Aren’t Proficient in English Poorly Protected
Our research finds that language is often a barrier for people dealing with cybercrime issues and that it’s important to close…
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Cape Cod Faces a Rising ‘Yellow Tide’
This story was co-published with WBUR in Boston. Read its coverage on efforts to improve the Cape’s water pollution, including one innovative town considering “pee-cycling.” The documentary short was supported by the Pulitzer Center.
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