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Stellar views of some of the most spectacular sights in the universe
These dazzling images taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope are from the upcoming book Cosmos: Explore the wonders of the universe, which has a foreword by astrophysicist Becky Smethurst
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Samantha Morton stars in dystopian docudrama 2073
What if tech bros ruled the world, asks Asif Kapadia's 2073. This docudrama is captivating and disturbing, but lacks enough heft to stand out
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AIs get worse at answering simple questions as they get bigger
Using more training data and computational power is meant to make AIs more reliable, but tests suggest large language models actually get less reliable as they grow
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Clinical, mechanistic, and therapeutic landscape of cutaneous fibrosis | Science Translational Medicine
Scientific and clinical advances have expanded our ability to understand, prevent, and treat diverse forms of skin fibrosis.
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Inhibition of heme-thiolate monooxygenase CYP1B1 prevents hepatic stellate cell activation and liver fibrosis by accumulating trehalose | Science Translational Medicine
Inhibition of CYP1B1 in HSCs and trehalose/lactotrehalose dosing show preclinical antifibrotic effects in male animals.
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Reduction of prolonged excitatory neuron swelling after spinal cord injury improves locomotor recovery in mice | Science Translational Medicine
Reducing excitatory neuron swelling improved locomotor functional recovery after spinal cord injury in mice.
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Spermidine metabolism regulates leukemia stem and progenitor cell function through KAT7 expression in patient-derived mouse models | Science Translational Medicine
Spermidine is essential for the function of leukemia stem and progenitor cells through the regulation of KAT7 expression.
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B cells drive neuropathic pain–related behaviors in mice through IgG–Fc gamma receptor signaling | Science Translational Medicine
Nerve injury promotes IgG secretion from B cells, activating Fc gamma receptors in the dorsal root ganglia and spinal cord, leading to pain in mice.
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Neutrophil extracellular traps protect the kidney from ascending infection and are required for a positive leukocyte dipstick test | Science Translational Medicine
Neutrophil extracellular traps are present in the urinary tract, help prevent ascending infection, and underlie positive urine dipsticks.
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Smart TVs take snapshots of what you watch multiple times per second
Smart TVs from Samsung and LG take screenshots of what you are watching even when you are using them to display images from a connected laptop or video game console
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The astrophysicist who may be about to discover how the universe began
Astronomer Jo Dunkley is planning to use the Simons Observatory to snare evidence for inflation, the theory that the universe expanded at incredible speed after its birth
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An AI can beat CAPTCHA tests 100 per cent of the time
CAPTCHA tests are supposed to distinguish humans from bots, but an AI system mastered the problem after training on thousands of images of road scenes
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Astronauts may need medical evacuation from one-third of moon missions
Medically evacuating an astronaut from space is difficult and expensive, and a new model predicts that one in three long-duration moon missions may require it
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Bacteria on the space station are evolving for life in space
Genetic analysis shows that microbes growing inside the International Space Station have adaptations for radiation and low gravity, and may pose a threat to astronauts
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We’ve just doubled the number of gravitational waves we can find
Nearly imperceptible quantum flickers used to limit how precisely we could detect the way space-time ripples, but squeezing the laser light used in detectors overcomes this and doubles the number of gravitational waves we can see
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Astronomy Photographer of the Year showcases world's best space images
See the world's best space images from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 award
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Strange binary star system has three Earth-sized exoplanets
Exoplanets in binary star systems usually orbit both stars, but astronomers have now spotted three planets orbiting one or the other star in a pair
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Terminator is back, in a striking but flawed anime version
We're trying to avert Judgment Day yet again – this time in an anime series for Netflix. But striking visuals can't make up for shortcomings in narrative and character development
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Current laws cannot protect civilians in space if something goes wrong
As the space industry evolves, we need a new set of international regulations to decide who is responsible for safety, the number of satellites in space, and more
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Tiny nuclear-powered battery could work for decades in space or at sea
A new design for a nuclear battery that generates electricity from the radioactive decay of americium is unprecedentedly efficient
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