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by docmechanic 1y ago
'Researchers say behaviour is perplexing as chimps don’t often share food.'
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Scientists stunned to find chimpanzees sharing boozy treats together(independent.co.uk)
2 points by docmechanic 1y ago|1 comments
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The eukaryotic cell emerged as an evolutionary algorithmic phase transition(sciencedaily.com)
2 points by docmechanic 1y ago|1 comments
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by docmechanic 1y ago
Fascinating insight into the original purpose of ‘junk’ DNA. 'This tension caused by genes that grew at the same rate as before while proteins could not was resolved continuously but abruptly with the incorporation of non-coding sequen
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Activity in Earth's mantle led the ancient ancestors of elephants, giraffes(sciencedaily.com)
3 points by docmechanic 1y ago|0 comments
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by docmechanic 1y ago
'The one identified by the team was only noticed because it passed in front of a distant non-companion star, magnifying its light and shifting its position in the sky for a short while.'
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Generative AI's diagnostic capabilities comparable to non-specialist doctors(sciencedaily.com)
1 points by docmechanic 1y ago|0 comments
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by docmechanic 1y ago
Agreed.
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by docmechanic 1y ago
I think other contemporary factors are far more likely to negatively impact our reputation abroad.
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Astronomers confirm the existence of a lone black hole(phys.org)
4 points by docmechanic 1y ago|1 comments
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by docmechanic 1y ago
The core of the problem is 'LLM grooming’, mentioned here and also discussed in a Washington Post article making the rounds today on HN: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/04/17/llm-poi..
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A new record for California's highest tree(sciencedaily.com)
47 points by docmechanic 1y ago|20 comments
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Nurturing now, thriving later: The lasting power of affectionate mothering(sciencedaily.com)
4 points by docmechanic 1y ago|0 comments
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by docmechanic 1y ago
Amen.
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AI finds new ways to observe the most extreme events in the universe(sciencedaily.com)
2 points by docmechanic 1y ago|0 comments
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Jupiter, it's mushballs all the way down(sciencedaily.com)
54 points by docmechanic 1y ago|12 comments
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by docmechanic 1y ago
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to change banking regulations that limit US banks from holding treasuries in an attempt to support the market. Timing changes in bank regulation during massive market disruption sounds dangerous and i
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by docmechanic 1y ago
This way financial madness lies.
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Fed resists pressure to rescue Treasury market(semafor.com)
11 points by docmechanic 1y ago|6 comments
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New method for detecting nanoplastics in body fluids(sciencedaily.com)
3 points by docmechanic 1y ago|0 comments
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by docmechanic 1y ago
I still have my copy, less the paper book cover. In storage at the moment, but I’m pretty sure it was first edition.
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by docmechanic 1y ago
Thank you!
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Calcium may have unlocked the origins of life's molecular asymmetry(sciencedaily.com)
23 points by docmechanic 1y ago|3 comments
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by docmechanic 2y ago
I’m imagining your comment read by George Carlin … if only he were still here to play with this. You know he would.
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Sink or Swim: The fate of sinking tectonic plates depends on their ancient(sciencedaily.com)
1 points by docmechanic 2y ago|0 comments
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by docmechanic 2y ago
Yes, I read that 75% of scientists in the U.S. are considering leaving due to grant freezes and politicization.
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by docmechanic 2y ago
Treasuries are the usual safe haven during crashing stock markets, but this week we saw 10 year Treasury prices cratering with equities. Prices on the 10, 20, and 30 year bonds are down again today. Concerning.
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Trump Could Dethrone the Dollar(foreignaffairs.com)
18 points by docmechanic 2y ago|3 comments
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by docmechanic 2y ago
'The World’s Reserve Currency May Not Survive the Weaponization of U.S. Economic Power’ Access Workaround foreignaffairs.com allows a free article to everyone, so you will avoid the paywall if you haven’t already read a free one recen
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Mammoth genetic diversity throughout the last million years(sciencedaily.com)
23 points by docmechanic 2y ago|2 comments

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