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A new study shows AI-assisted screening increases eye care referrals for diabetic patients, especially among underserved groups.
AI screening boosts eye exam referrals for diabetic patients, helping reduce disparities in vision care, study finds.
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New models suggest Earth may avoid being swallowed by the dying sun, though its fate still depends on uncertain stellar mass loss.
SpaceEarth may not be swallowed by our dying sun after all, study findsJoseph Shavit
Dr. Marc Slutzky and study co-author Cynthia Gorski watch a lab member demo playing the video game in the lab.
HealthRetro video game therapy helps stroke survivors regain arm movementRebecca Shavit
Neuroscientists warn that fluent AI can mimic empathy without consciousness, raising risks of misplaced trust and emotional dependence.
AIChatbots may sound human, but they are not conscious, study findsShy Cohen
Flatworms use newly identified ruptoblasts, exploding cells triggered by activin, to kill bacteria and reject foreign tissue.
HealthScientists discover ‘explosive’ new immune cell typeMac Oliveau
Molecules eyed as Mars biosignatures in a famous meteorite appear to come from petroleum pollution, refining the search for ancient life.
SpaceNew analysis finds signs of life on Mars actually came from EarthJoseph Shavit
Kyawthuite, found in Myanmar, is known from a single gemstone and may be the rarest mineral on Earth.
DiscoveriesKyawthuite is Earth’s rarest mineral — only one specimen has ever been foundJoshua Shavit
An artist’s conception of a star engulfing a planet. The blue lines traces the path of the planet as it spirals toward the star and ultimately collides with it (the planet is partially as it crashes into the left-hand side of the star).
SpaceDistant star TOI-5882 appears to have swallowed a planetJoshua Shavit
New fossil evidence from crocodile-like early tetrapods known as embolomeres suggests they grew without undergoing amphibian-style metamorphosis. The finding challenges the long-held idea that the ancestors of amphibians, reptiles, and mammals all passed through a tadpole-like stage.
DiscoveriesAncient crocodile-like predators rewrite current knowledge of how animals adapted to the landHannah Shavit-Weiner
A new study suggests adding a daily glass of fruit juice may improve mental wellbeing while helping people meet nutrition goals.
HealthDaily fruit juice linked to improved mental wellbeingMac Oliveau
Discovered in 2013, the Pink Planet orbits a sun-like star located 57 light-years from Earth. At roughly 25 times the mass of Jupiter, it sits near the fuzzy boundary between giant planets and brown dwarfs.
SpaceJWST finds salt clouds in the atmosphere of a strange Pink PlanetShy Cohen
Numerical relativity may let scientists test early-universe ideas once considered beyond the reach of physics.
SpaceScientists use Einstein’s equations to reveal what came before the Big BangJoseph Shavit
A conceptual figure of this study. The background diagram represents the history of the Universe stretching from the Big Bang on the left and the modern Universe on the right. ALMA captured the starburst galaxy “Shadow Blaster” in the same direction as the high-energy neutrino event IC 210922A.
SpaceShadow Blaster points to starburst galaxies as hidden sources of cosmic neutrinosJoshua Shavit
A review of 22 studies found that naturally occurring trans fats in milk, cheese, butter, and yogurt do not increase the risk of heart disease or type 2 diabetes, highlighting important differences from industrial trans fats.
DiscoveriesWhat dairy trans fats really mean for your heart healthHannah Shavit-Weiner
An image of the excess gamma rays appearing at the center of our Milky Way, overlaid on an optical image of the galaxy. The cause of this excess, and whether it could come from dark matter, has been debated for more than a decade.
SpaceA strange glow in the heart of the Milky Way may be dark matterJoseph Shavit
Ultracold potassium atoms reveal that collision-driven resistivity can saturate, clarifying a long-running puzzle in transport physics.
DiscoveriesPhysicists discover the upper limit of electrical resistance in metalsJoseph Shavit
New research shows AI chatbots often agree too much, shaping beliefs and weakening accountability in personal conflicts.
AIAI that agrees too much may be hurting human judgmentShy Cohen