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Five regions of the planet were claimed to hold the key to living past 100. Research by Dr Saul Newman of the Oxford ...
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The Ig Nobel Prize draws attention to scientific research that is humorous, but also thought-provoking. Japanese researchers have been among the winners for the past 18 years. The 2024 Ig Nobel ...
The 2024 Nobel Prize announcements kicked off on October 7, honoring groundbreaking contributions in fields such as medicine, ...
This year’s chemistry laureates Demis Hassabis and John Jumper have developed an AI model, AlphaFold2, to solve a 50-year-old ...
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Nihon Hidankyo is a grass-roots movement of survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The group’s efforts have helped establish a “nuclear taboo,” the Nobel committee said.