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[ad_1] The cracks in cosmology were supposed to take a while to appear. But when the James Webb Space Telescope…

[ad_1] Sohl-Dickstein used the principles of diffusion to develop an algorithm for generative modeling. The idea is simple: The algorithm…

[ad_1] Supergenes can also complicate the process of mating. In some species, supergenes create a breeding system that in effect…

[ad_1] For centuries, mathematicians have sought to understand and model the motion of fluids. The equations that describe how ripples…

[ad_1] “There are some configurations of the future that don’t correspond to anything in the past,” Cotler said. “There’s nothing…

[ad_1] In 2016, astronomers led by Pieter van Dokkum of Yale University published a bombshell paper claiming the discovery of…

[ad_1] Last month, three scientists won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work proving one of the most counterintuitive…

[ad_1] McDuff and Schlenk had been trying to figure out when they could fit a symplectic ellipsoid—an elongated blob—inside a…

[ad_1] Further evidence of this bias comes from the reaction of the mice when they were first put into learning…

[ad_1] A few minutes into a 2018 talk at the University of Michigan, Ian Tobasco picked up a large piece…