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Life: "Where did it start? How did it grow complex? Why did it get big? Three moments in Earth’s early history when evolution suddenly, inexplicably turned up the dial." via @nytimes realclearscience.com/2026/10…
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"Among the 377 results that OpenAI announced on October 6, 2026, one stood out. It claimed to settle the “quasi-Riemann hypothesis” — a weaker version of the Riemann hypothesis, which is arguably the biggest open question in math." via @QuantaMagazine realclearscience.com/2026/10…
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Norway's Five Foolish Virgins: " These spectacular standing stones have stood here for more than 1,700 years, concealing treasures from the Roman Empire." via @Sciencenorwayno realclearscience.com/2026/10…
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"In a new study, researchers... in the UK detail some reassuring discoveries that suggest quantum fields could become effectively locked in place, which could help explain why the Universe has remained stable." via @ScienceAlert realclearscience.com/2026/10…
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"About a month ago, a Chinese rocket took off from a remote spaceport in the Gobi Desert, released 10 satellites into orbit, then reignited its engine and put itself on a trajectory to rain down debris over the American Midwest." via @arstechnica realclearscience.com/2026/10…
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Russian spacecraft maneuvers in “extreme proximity” to satellite used by Ukraine. It came within 500 meters, and likely much closer. via @arstechnica realclearscience.com/2026/10…
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"What could the motive be for squeezing protein into everything?
Protein sells. The food industry’s high-protein drive is sadly not all part of a plan to fix a diet deficiency. In fact... most of us are already eating too much of it." via @sciencefocus realclearscience.com/2026/10…
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The only way to get rid of rats is to prevent them from coming in the first place. via @Sciencenorwayno realclearscience.com/2026/10…
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"Self-driving cars promise fewer accidents, fewer injuries, and potentially thousands of lives saved. That sounds like good news for everyone—except perhaps the personal-injury lawyers whose livelihoods depend on crashes and harm." via @ACSHorg realclearscience.com/2026/10…
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"AIs can’t get horny, because they’re just software, lines of code. They don’t have genitals that get hard or wet. They don’t have hormones and other biological stuff that comes to mind when you say “horny.”" by @Horganism realclearscience.com/2026/10…
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"Earth's core constantly sends chemical messengers up through its layers, including the space-borne ingredients of its birth, locked away for about one-third the lifetime of the Universe." via @ScienceAlert realclearscience.com/2026/10…
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Researchers report "that the medication tadalafil, currently prescribed for erectile dysfunction and pulmonary arterial hypertension, could also boost tissue regeneration and repair in muscles." via @ScienceAlert realclearscience.com/2026/10…
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"We must confront a tough truth about the celebrated human brain. Stupidity is a normal and expected outcome. Our default settings make falling hard for misperceptions, mistakes, and lies routine." via @PsychToday realclearscience.com/2026/10…
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"Despite how common psychopathy is, most cases simply go undetected. Many people with psychopathic traits live their entire lives without ever knowing it." via @sciencefocus realclearscience.com/2026/10…
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Why One of the World’s Greatest Mathematicians Is on a ‘War Footing’: "The Fields Medalist Terence Tao is on the front lines of a debate about artificial intelligence and the future of his field." via @nytimes realclearscience.com/2026/10…
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"One of the biggest factors that determines where fat is stored in your body is your sex. Men tend to store fat around their abdomen, whereas women are more likely to store it on their thighs, bums and hips." via @sciencefocus realclearscience.com/2026/10…
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"How fast can a kettle boil water for your cup of tea, or a refrigerator cool down a bottle of beer? It’s quantum mechanics that imposes a limit on how fast something can thermalize to a particular temperature." via @PhysicsWorld realclearscience.com/2026/10…
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Does teeth whitening gum actually work? "If you are really looking for a whiter smile, whitening gum is not the way to go. Leave the gum to give your breath a temporary minty flair." via @McGillOSS realclearscience.com/2026/10…
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"A study in Physical Review Letters details how we might get to nuclear fusion more quickly. It outlines what is effectively a shortcut to something called ignition, where plasma can maintain the necessary heat levels through its own fusion reactions." realclearscience.com/2026/10…
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