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Your Brain Has Separate Circuits for Belly Laughs and Polite Chuckles
Studies in animals and epilepsy patients suggest that spontaneous laughter is regulated by different brain networks than voluntary laughter.
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Claude’s Solution to Decades-Long Math Mystery Is ‘Essentially Correct,’ Physicists Say
For years, physicists were stuck in trying to explain an important mathematical problem in physics. The right approach ended up being too simple.
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FDA Approves First New Sunscreen Ingredient for Americans in 20 Years
“American consumers deserve access to the best available sun protection. Today they’re finally getting closer to it," said Alexa Friedman, a senior scientist at EWG.
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Scientists Have a New Origin Story for Giant’s Causeway
New research suggests this unique geological site was formed by a "globally significant volcanic event."
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Hubble Could Get a New Lease on Life—If NASA Can Afford It
The space agency is considering keeping Hubble around for longer if it can reduce the telescope's operating costs.
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‘Project Hail Mary’ Physical Release Arrives Later This Summer
The smash hit Ryan Gosling sci-fi tale arrives on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD in August, with a SteelBook gift set following in October.
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How Serious Is the Universe’s Expansion Problem?
The Hubble tension—a disagreement over the universe's expansion rate—has led to fears of a cosmology crisis, but is it actually that serious?
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Watch a Rare Goblin Shark Filmed Alive in Its Natural Habitat for the First Time
An extremely rare "living fossil," the goblin shark has been recorded alive for the first time lurking 6,552 feet (1,997 meters) below sea level.
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Signal Veterans Want to Encrypt Slack, Google Docs, and Basically Every Other App
Encrypted Spaces provides "verifiable, encrypted, untrusted storage.”
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Researchers Identify 3 Key Drivers Behind ‘AI Psychosis’
A new study puts forward a hypothesis on the mechanism behind AI psychosis.
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Marine Biologists Discover 31 Potential New Species in Just 2 Weeks at Sea
An advanced research vessel off the coast of Brazil has ID’ed a new cousin to crabs and lobsters, nine new jellyfish, and two gigantic single-celled organisms visible to the naked eye.
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Scientists Identify an Overlooked Factor Behind Intense Volcanic Eruptions
Volcanologists discovered that really hot magma, oddly, won’t start cooling into rock until it reaches lower-than-normal temperatures.
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