Once in a while, scientific research resembles detective work. Researchers head into the field with a hypothesis and high hopes of finding specific results, but sometimes, there’s a twist in the story that requires a deeper dive into the data.
Category: Other Sciences
MIT uncovers the hidden playbook your brain uses to outsmart complicated problems
The human brain is very good at solving complicated problems. One reason for that is that humans can break problems apart into manageable subtasks that are easy to solve one at a time.
This allows us to complete a daily task like going out for…
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Heavy particles, big secrets: What happened right after the Big Bang
An international team of scientists has published a new report that moves towards a better understanding of the behaviour of some of the heaviest particles in the universe under extreme conditions, which are similar to those just after the big…
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An interview with Asmae Berrada about gravity energy storage
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A.B. holds the following patents related to gravity energy storage: System for Storing Gravitational Energy Based on a Hydraulic Facility and Using a Pulley System (no….
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Diversified hydrogen production methods can reduce carbon dioxide emissions and energy consumption across Chinese cities
Carbon dioxide emissions and energy consumption of different hydrogen production methods
Based on the hydrogen energy pilot city clusters released by China, this study selects the leading cities in these pilot city clusters for representative…
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How team science tackled gender inequalities in Lynch syndrome-associated cancer care
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E.J.C. is a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) research professor, president of Peaches Womb Cancer Trust, chair of the Research Advisory Committee at The Eve…
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We need to show AI what didn’t work as well as what did
We need to show AI what didn’t work as well as what did
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US–China trade conflict threatens biomedical collaboration
Export restrictions stemming from the US–China trade conflict are undermining biomedical research in China (see Nature https://doi.org/pj2b; 2025).
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The author declares no competing…
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Concerned about freedom of science and truth
On 16 June, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in Vatican City, of which I am president, issued a statement raising concerns about threats to scientific freedom. Science is being jeopardized through censorship, politicization and misinformation,…
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Exploration of a practical approach to providing RH corrections to low cost sensor networks
The ‘RH discrepancy’ only occurs for hygroscopic sources
The ‘RH discrepancy’ for low-cost PM2.5 sensors has been well documented34,35,36. However, evidence confirming the exact nature of the RH problem for LCS is still limited, with only…