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AI The thymus trains T cells like an AI model to avoid attacking the body

Immune system generalization may help T cells avoid attacking the body after seeing only a small sample of self-peptides.

Health Sweat may cool the body less than expected in hot, dry and windless conditions Rebecca Shavit

Green Impact City trees can worsen ozone pollution when heatwaves hit, study finds Joshua Shavit

AI AI helps predict dangerous fire conditions in modern homes Shy Cohen

Green Impact Yellowstone lake mud reveals 15,000 years of fire, forest and geyser change Joshua Shavit

Health Spending time with a dog helps teens to better cope with social anxiety Hannah Shavit-Weiner

Green Impact Global warming 40 million years ago transformed the size of Europe’s carnivorous mammals Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries TikTok video leads scientists to a new species of transparent fish in India Rebecca Shavit

AI AI maps ice levels beneath the world’s glaciers – could raise global sea levels by over a foot Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Diamond surface electrons could power smaller, cooler electronics Joshua Shavit

Innovations Scientists build computer from microscopic particles in liquid Rebecca Shavit

Space Scientists detect key process that triggers new star formation Joshua Shavit

Health Three minutes of sprinting linked to lower risks of diabetes and obesity Amyn Bhai

Discoveries Golden deep-sea coral off Costa Rica adds a new branch to the tree of life Rebecca Shavit

Health Newer blood thinners linked to slower Alzheimer’s decline Mac Oliveau

Green Impact 150-year-old Darwin mystery solved by a carnivorous alpine flower Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries Surprise helps people learn and think better, brain study finds Mac Oliveau