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Well, this is fun. An LLM trained only on pre-1931 text. 4 harumph May 4 May 6 5 1251
Watch as NASA's Curiosity Rover frees its drill from a rock 0 erronis May 5 May 5 7 813
Why AI Agents are either the best or worst thing we've ever built 4 IronLionZion May 2 May 4 3 1018
On the nature of intelligence: can the process of evolution be thought to show a form of intelligence? 1 Girard442 May 3 May 3 1 617
Hidden plant molecules show up to 25 times stronger activity against Ebola and COVID-19 0 erronis May 2 May 2 12 801
Increased Colorectal Cancer Rates among Adults under Fifty Are Causally Linked to Increased Screening 3 BootinUp May 1 May 2 6 999
I've learned something interesting about brachiopods -- most have no anus. 1 eppur_se_muova May 2 May 2 3 785
Rise in Colon Cancer In Young Adults Tied to E.Coli Exposure in First 10 Yrs of Life 0 GreatGazoo May 1 May 1 3 746
Scientists restore memory by blocking a single Alzheimer's protein 9 Bayard Apr 30 May 1 41 2084
Millions Take This Popular Supplement - Scientists Discover a Concerning Link to Heart Failure 4 Bayard Apr 30 May 1 21 1528
NPR story on a huge advance in testing for tuberculosis, + the NEJM article published today 0 highplainsdem Apr 29 Apr 29 4 697
City Birds Appear to be More Afraid of Women Than Men, Scientists Don't Know Why 6 GreatGazoo Apr 29 Apr 29 6 1126
Giant sinkholes discovered containing untouched ancient forests 17 Judi Lynn Apr 25 Apr 26 74 3963
These eight coastal cities sit on America's flood front line, and AI shows why 4 erronis Apr 23 Apr 25 16 1419
One blue whale song unlocks oceans of data 0 erronis Apr 24 Apr 24 16 892
Soundtrack of the sea: divers use underwater speakers to help dying coral reefs 0 erronis Apr 24 Apr 24 10 757
In Eastern Africa, the cradle of humankind is tearing apart 0 erronis Apr 23 Apr 23 19 935
How birds survived the dinosaurs' doomsday 4 usonian Apr 19 Apr 21 12 1026
World's largest collection of Olympiad-level math problems now available to everyone 1 Jim__ Apr 20 Apr 20 9 1801
Cementing a more sustainable alternative to concrete - CBS Sunday norning 4 question everything Apr 19 Apr 20 18 1351
I love Dr. Becky Smethurst...She's smart and funny too... 3 wcmagumba Apr 19 Apr 19 8 1343
People with dark personality traits are naturally inclined towards leadership roles, finds new study 5 erronis Apr 18 Apr 19 8 1281
NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Keep Spacecraft Operating 3 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 18 Apr 18 16 1043
From Endless Frontier to Enemy of the People: The Assault on Public Science -- Lawfare 0 erronis Apr 17 Apr 17 6 684
Five seconds of free fall: Astronauts describe historic moon mission -- and nail-biting return to Earth 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 16 Apr 16 13 752
This message was self-deleted by its author 15 YoshidaYui Apr 14 Apr 15 33 3578
Could Humanity Really Build a Starship? The Time, Cost, and Truth EXPLAINED 4 YoshidaYui Apr 12 Apr 14 4 1178
Spectacular fossil treasure trove pushes back origins of complex animals 6 erronis Apr 2026 Apr 14 31 1462
Buckminster Fuller - Everything I Know - Part 1 3 littlemissmartypants Apr 14 Apr 14 3 1011
Astronomer, astrophotographer and writer Annie Russell Maunder was born #OnThisDay in 1868. 2 littlemissmartypants Apr 14 Apr 14 7 734

Science Continued...

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Neil degrasse Tyson goes Hollywood (if he wasn't already.) 3 NNadir Apr 13 Apr 14 6 1142
The human body isn't a masterpiece of design. It's a patchwork of evolutionary compromise 10 erronis Apr 11 Apr 13 16 1568
Scientists Engineered Tobacco Plants to Produce Five Mind-Altering Psychedelic Compounds 4 Judi Lynn Apr 9 Apr 13 4 1195
'I Literally Don't Know a Word You're Saying': Anderson Cooper Mystified by Neil deGrasse Tyson 12 question everything Apr 11 Apr 13 11 1878
An interesting post in LBN reveals how Trumpworld is planning to bring more 'truthiness' to that boring sciencey stuff. 4 eppur_se_muova Apr 11 Apr 13 16 1148
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 YoshidaYui Apr 13 Apr 13 0 601
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 YoshidaYui Apr 12 Apr 12 0 507
Civil war among wild chimpanzees 3 Eugene Apr 9 Apr 11 5 866
An Interesting "Off Target" Inference for a Long Acting Monoclonal Antibody for Treatment of Elevated LDLs. 6 NNadir Apr 8 Apr 11 2 1492
Mammal ancestors laid eggs--and this 250-million-year-old fossil proves it 4 erronis Apr 9 Apr 11 13 1045
FINALLY! Lots of fantastic images from the Artemis 2 astronauts! 7 Gaugamela Apr 8 Apr 10 23 1584
'We all pretty much broke down right there': Inside the Artemis 2 astronauts' emotional moment near the moon 7 Judi Lynn Apr 9 Apr 9 81 2643
Diabetes rates are lower in high-altitude environments & scientists may have discovered why 14 Judi Lynn Apr 6 Apr 6 55 2699
NASA's online Artemis II Tracker 2 cayugafalls Apr 6 Apr 6 8 1058
NASA's Artemis II crew readies for Monday's lunar flyby. Here's what you need to know 3 Dulcinea Apr 6 Apr 6 12 1029
What an underground oil reservoir looks like. 2 Emile Apr 6 Apr 6 6 1189
Surprising links between autism, Alzheimer's could change how we treat both 0 littlemissmartypants Apr 5 Apr 5 25 1327
Why Is CERN Making Antimatter? 0 Uncle Joe Apr 5 Apr 5 6 1191
Artemis astronauts glimpse Moon's 'Grand Canyon' ahead of historic lunar flyby 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 5 Apr 5 9 818
I Spent 32 Years Believing I Was Male. Then A Shocking Phone Call Exploded Everything I Knew. 9 Jilly_in_VA Apr 4 Apr 4 56 2783
How 0.7 Grams of Matter Destroyed Hiroshima 5 NNadir Apr 3 Apr 4 10 1435
Gambling Is Thousands of Years Older Than We Thought, Rewriting Human Evolution ( 404 Media, 4/4) 2 highplainsdem Apr 4 Apr 4 2 822
The Missions Bringing Us Back to the Moon - StarTalk 2 BootinUp Apr 4 Apr 4 5 945
Artemis II crew to launch to the moon on 43 years of shuttle parts 5 BootinUp Apr 3 Apr 4 9 1261
Can brain cells run computers? This startup powers data centre using human neurons 0 littlemissmartypants Apr 4 Apr 4 2 584
Artemis crew eating 4:00 , exercising 3:00 and shammy bathing 7:00 in very tight quarters 0 BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 3 Apr 3 8 881
How the human brain builds our sense of time 6 erronis Apr 3 Apr 3 9 1246
The Universe has changed by the time you finish this sentence. 0 BootinUp Apr 3 Apr 3 7 829
PBS Terra: The Cascadia Megaquake Is Inevitable. And It Will Reshape America Forever 1 catbyte Apr 3 Apr 3 32 2417
How Do Snakes 'Stand' Upright Nearly Stick-Straight? New Research Points to How They Pull Off the Gravity-Defying Feat 3 Judi Lynn Apr 2026 Apr 2026 11 1036

Science Continued...

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Watch Unprecedented Footage of Sperm Whales Helping a Newborn Calf Take Its First Breaths 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2026 Apr 2026 14 757
Stunning new James Webb Space Telescope images reveal 'hidden' stars being born 1 Judi Lynn Apr 2026 Apr 2026 11 849
In a First, an Astronomer May Have Witnessed a Comet Stop Its Spin--Then Reverse Its Rotation 2 Judi Lynn Apr 2026 Apr 2026 8 817
'Magic mushroom' may boost brain flexibility for weeks 3 Judi Lynn Apr 2026 Apr 2026 17 1149
Thirty previously unpublished verses by Empedocles discovered on a papyrus from Cairo 6 Judi Lynn Apr 2026 Apr 2026 52 2233
South Africa's MeerKAT telescope is mapping previously invisible spaces between galaxies - and it's found 60 new cosmic 3 Judi Lynn Apr 2026 Apr 2026 14 989
NASA Artemis II Launch (9min video) - And off to the Moon!! 3 KelleyKramer Apr 2026 Apr 2026 8 864
Link to NASA feed of Artemis II launch 2 QED Apr 2026 Apr 2026 9 877
This star-forming galaxy is blowing out powerful winds topping 2 million mph 11 Judi Lynn Apr 2026 Apr 2026 15 1421
We're about to send people to the moon! 7 lastlib Apr 2026 Apr 2026 9 1112
Scientists Create Plant That Produces Ayahuasca, Shrooms, and Toad Psychedelics All At Once 5 erronis Apr 2026 Apr 2026 13 1133
Who built the Artemis II vehicle? Bezos? 2 question everything Apr 2026 Apr 2026 0 862
Your WiFi Can See You. Here's How. 0 Uncle Joe Apr 2026 Apr 2026 14 949
Giant Dragonflies With 2-Foot Wingspans Ruled the Skies 300 Million Years Ago -- But Oxygen May Not Explain Why(Discover) 1 eppur_se_muova Apr 2026 Apr 2026 4 750
11,000-Year-Old Volcanic Ash Layer Could Rewrite Early Human History in the Americas (Discovermagazine) 0 eppur_se_muova Apr 2026 Apr 2026 13 805
Forest soil on doormats rebalances urban homes' indoor microbiome, study suggests 3 erronis Mar 2026 Mar 2026 13 1003
Professor Brian Cox: How To Find Your Place In The Universe 0 BootinUp Mar 2026 Mar 2026 4 995
Rheumatic Fever Is An Autoimmune Syndrome Leading to Heart Disease: Strep Throat and Antibiotic Access. 4 NNadir Mar 2026 Mar 2026 10 1142
In case you want to see just how stupid I look when talking about science.... 4 cab67 Mar 2026 Mar 2026 5 1109
NASA's Lead Electrostatics Scientist claims hes discovered a "new force" that counteracts gravity with no fuel necessary 14 Mr. Sparkle Mar 2026 Mar 2026 9 2020
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