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Pac-Man-Like Protists Thrive on the Skin of the Earth

Pac-Man-Like Protists Thrive on the Skin of the Earth

By Crystal Jones on January 26, 2020

Even small soil samples contain vast numbers of microorganisms. Soil samples from different layers of soil wait to be analyzed in staff scientist Ben Turner’s…

Is Evolution Predictable? Important Implications for the Way We Undertand Life on Earth

Is Evolution Predictable? Important Implications for the Way We Undertand Life on Earth

By Crystal Jones on November 15, 2019

Is Evolution Predictable? This study of Heliconius butterflies says that it isn’t. An international team of scientists working with Heliconius butterflies at the Smithsonian Tropical…

New Deep-Water Coral Discovered in Part of Unexplored Marine Ecosystem

New Deep-Water Coral Discovered in Part of Unexplored Marine Ecosystem

By Crystal Jones on October 26, 2019

The composition of sclerites of this white and fan-shaped coral is characteristic for this species and differentiates it from others in the same genus. Credit:…

Bats Hunt Their Prey Using Private and Social Information

Bats Hunt Their Prey Using Private and Social Information

By Crystal Jones on September 26, 2019

This is an Antrozous pallidus with a scorpion. Credit: Merlin Tuttle In the arms race between predators and prey, each evolves more and more sophisticated…

Patient Safety Risk Concerns Over ‘Exaggerated’ Claims of AI Outperforming Doctors
Misleading claims fuel hype and pose a patient safety risk, warn researchers. Many studies claiming that artificial intelligence is as good as (or better than)...
Lawrence Livermore Lab Uses Artificial Intelligence and Supercomputers in Global Fight Against COVID-19
This visualization depicts the 3D structure of an antibody candidate binding to the protein of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Credit: Lawrence Livermore National...
Neural networks facilitate optimization in the search for new materials
When searching through theoretical lists of possible new materials for particular applications, such as batteries or other energy-related devices, there are often millions of potential...
How do we get AI out of the early adopter phase? It’s about people
Commentary: Artificial intelligence is finally seeing heavy production use, but not as broadly as it will once the technology becomes more accessible. Image: metamorworks, Getty...
How automation is speeding delivery of COVID-19 results to hospitals
Kryon, a robotics process automation provider, helped upload COVID-19 test results from the Israeli Ministry of Health to Maccabi, one of Israel's biggest healthcare providers,...