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During Pregnancy, a Fake 'Infection' Protects the Fetus
The placenta has a unique trick for keeping immune defenses on standby, even when no viral infections threaten a pregnancy.
Why the Human Brain Perceives Small Numbers Better
A recent neurological study provides an unprecedented look at how number sense works in the human brain.
Inside Scientists' Life-Saving Prediction of the Iceland Eruption
An Icelandic peninsula that hadn't seen any volcanism for 800 years has now awoken. Eruptions could continue for decades or even centuries.
Echoes of Electromagnetism Found in Number Theory
Physics is a rich well of inspiration for mathematicians to draw from.
Tiny Language Models Come of Age
Using large language models to generate training data for smaller models might be more effective than vacuuming up text from the internet and filtering out the garbage.
Rogue Worlds Throw Planetary Ideas Out of Orbit
Astronomers have long known of rogue worlds - cosmic loners that drift through space, untethered to a star. Now JWST is spotting them in pairs.
What Makes Life Tick? Mitochondria May Keep Time for Cells
We're all used to hearing about mitochondria as the powerhouse of the cell. It turns out that they are also the timekeepers.
An Old Conjecture Falls, Making Spheres a Lot More Complicated
Many discoveries in mathematics make things simpler, but a recent disproof instead creates a universe of new, complicated possibilities.
Even Synthetic Life Forms With a Tiny Genome Can Evolve
Biologists have discovered that even one of the weakest, simplest self-replicating organisms on the planet can evolve.
Selfish, Virus-Like DNA Can Carry Genes Between Species
Genetic elements known as "Mavericks" may be responsible for transferring genes between different species throughout the history of life.