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[:es]No Dark Energy? No Chance, Cosmologists Contend[:]
[:es]A study challenged the evidence for the mysterious antigravitational force known as dark energy. Then cosmologists shot back. [:]
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[:es]Mathematician Proves Huge Result on ‘Dangerous’ Problem[:]
[:es]Mathematicians regard the Collatz conjecture as a quagmire and warn each other to stay away. But now Terence Tao has made more progress than anyone in decades.[:]
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[:es]Why the Laws of Physics Are Inevitable[:]
[:es]By considering simple symmetries, physicists working on the “bootstrap” have rederived the four known forces. “There’s just no freedom in the laws of physics,” said one.[:]
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[:es]How Microbiomes Affect Fear[:]
[:es]New studies help to explain how microbes in the gut can shape a host’s fear responses. [:]
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[:es]Longevity Linked to Proteins That Calm Overexcited Neurons[:]
[:es]New research makes a molecular connection between the brain and aging — and shows that overactive neurons can shorten life span.[:]
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[:es]Top Dark Matter Candidate Loses Ground to Tiniest Competitor[:]
[:es]Physicists have long searched for hypothesized dark matter particles called WIMPs. Now, focus may be shifting to the axion — an ultra-lightweight particle whose existence would solve two mysteries at […]
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[:es]Are Saturn’s Rings Really as Young as the Dinosaurs?[:]
[:es]A surprisingly youthful estimate of the age of the rings has stirred a backlash. At stake is our best clue for understanding where the rings came from in the first […]
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[:es]Playing Hide-and-Seek, Machines Invent New Tools[:]
[:es]After millions of games, machine learning algorithms found creative solutions and unexpected new strategies that could transfer to the real world.[:]
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[:es]The Atomic Theory of Origami[:]
[:es]By reimagining the kinks and folds of origami as atoms in a lattice, researchers are uncovering strange behavior hiding in simple structures.[:]