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[:es]How Microbiomes Affect Fear[:]

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[:]

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[:]

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?[:]

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[:]

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[:]

By reimagining the kinks and folds of origami as atoms in a lattice, researchers are uncovering strange behavior hiding in simple structures.
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[:es]Neutrinos Lead to Unexpected Discovery in Basic Math[:]

Three physicists wanted to calculate how neutrinos change. They ended up discovering an unexpected relationship between some of the most ubiquitous objects in math.
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[:es]‘Noise’ in the Brain Encodes Surprisingly Important Signals[:]

Activity in the visual cortex and other sensory areas is dominated by signals about body movements, down to little tics and twitches. Scientists are now rethinking how they study and […]
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[:es]Computers Evolve a New Path Toward Human Intelligence[:]

Neural networks that borrow strategies from biology are making profound leaps in their abilities. Is ignoring a goal the best way to make truly intelligent machines?