Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, recently invested US$180 million into Retro Biosciences—a company seeking to extend human lifespans by ten healthy years.
Social Sciences
Apr 11, 2023
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By analyzing the data from various astronomical surveys, astronomers have detected 188,002 candidate metal-poor stars. The discovery, reported in a research paper published March 30 on the arXiv pre-print server, may help ...
If you live along one of the major interstate highways running through Chicago or directly next to Lake Michigan, you are regularly exposed to more air pollution than the rest of the city, a new Northwestern University study ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 27, 2023
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By using machine learning and state-of-the-art supernova nucleosynthesis, a team of researchers have found the majority of observed second-generation stars in the universe were enriched by multiple supernovae. Their findings ...
Astronomy
Mar 23, 2023
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Anti-age discrimination policies are failing in the workplace, according to new research from the University of Sheffield.
Social Sciences
Mar 22, 2023
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Many households in Britain have felt the impact of recent food shortages or, at the very least, noticed sparse shelves in the fresh produce aisle of their local shop. For people whose next meal may come from food aid, not ...
Social Sciences
Mar 21, 2023
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Heavy workloads make employees feel a greater need for a break, but new research finds they may actually discourage employees from taking breaks at work despite causing high levels of stress, fatigue, and poor performance.
Social Sciences
Mar 16, 2023
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It's been long known that the air quality of Cache Valley is among the worst in the nation, but what exactly makes it so bad? The answer: ammonium nitrate.
Environment
Mar 7, 2023
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UN member states have much work to do to finally agree a treaty to protect the high seas before scheduled negotiations close in five days, participants and observers say.
Environment
Feb 27, 2023
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Climate change and unchecked construction in flood- and landslide-prone areas are making disasters like the violent storm that killed at least 48 people in southeastern Brazil ever more frequent, according to a leading expert.
Environment
Feb 23, 2023
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