Hacker News with Generative AI: Science

Simons Foundation Launches Collaboration on Ecological Neuroscience (simonsfoundation.org)
The newly launched Simons Collaboration on Ecological Neuroscience (SCENE) will unite leading scientists across neuroscience and machine learning to discover how the brain represents ‘sensorimotor’ (that is, sensory and motor) interactions.
Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Collaboration, Science
16 points by domofutu 6 hours ago | 1 comments
You can't just replace science with Silicon Valley (theintrinsicperspective.com)
New directives from on high, shouted from a governmental megaphone at scientists, might not be so bad if they were clear. But since they are very much unclear, there is a new mood among my fellow scientists: paranoia. I don’t remember this ever happening before.
Science, Government, Silicon Valley
18 points by domofutu 6 hours ago | 1 comments
Whole-body physics simulation of fruit fly locomotion (nature.com)
Science, Biology, Physics, Animals
5 points by jonbaer 6 hours ago | 0 comments
Why Autistic Women Have Been Overlooked for Decades (undark.org)
It’s been more than 30 years since the award-winning film “Rain Man,” starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, put a spotlight on autism — or, more specifically, on a specific type of autism characterized by social awkwardness and isolation and typically affecting males.
Autism, Women's Health, Representation, Science, Disability
7 points by EA-3167 7 hours ago | 0 comments
Major European institutes join race to save US science data (nature.com)
Several research institutes in Germany are joining a worldwide grass-roots effort to save science data sets that researchers fear could be deleted or decommissioned on the orders of US President Donald Trump’s administration, Nature has learnt.
Science, Research, Politics, Europe
7 points by dariosalvi78 8 hours ago | 1 comments
Feynman's Rigor (2009) (jsomers.net)
All of the things I admire about Richard Feynman -- his intellect, and verve, and eloquence -- seem like special cases of a more general feature of his mind, namely, its almost fanatical devotion to rigor.
Physics, Biography, Richard Feynman, Science, Intellectuals
6 points by jimsojim 9 hours ago | 0 comments
Dolphins Communicate with 'Fountains of Pee' (scientificamerican.com)
Humans typically consider peeing a private act. But for many animals, it’s a crucial way to share information—one that goes way beyond simply marking territory.
Animals, Communication, Science, Biology
34 points by hilux 12 hours ago | 17 comments
Reproducibility project fails to validate dozens of biomedical studies (nature.com)
In an unprecedented effort, a coalition of more than 50 research teams has surveyed a swathe of Brazilian biomedical studies to double-check their findings — with dismaying results.
Biomedical Research, Reproducibility, Science, Research
152 points by rntn 12 hours ago | 84 comments
New analysis casts doubt on 'biosignatures' found on planet K2-18B (npr.org)
Astronomers have been poring over last week's claim of the detection of life-associated gases in the atmosphere of a distant planet named K2-18b — "the strongest evidence yet that life may exist on a planet outside our solar system," as a University of Cambridge press release put it.
Astronomy, Exoplanets, Science, Life Detection
20 points by ceejayoz 13 hours ago | 6 comments
Century-old genetics mystery of Mendel's peas solved (nature.com)
Researchers pinpoint the genes responsible for the final three pea traits studied by the famed citizen scientist.
Genetics, Science, Biology, History
19 points by Brajeshwar 14 hours ago | 13 comments
xPrize in Carbon Removal Goes to Enhanced Rock Weathering (ieee.org)
The XPrize Foundation today announced the winners of its four-year, US $100 million XPrize competition in carbon removal.
Climate Change, Science, Environmental Technology, Awards
29 points by pseudolus 14 hours ago | 7 comments
New study suggests creatine could be helpful in treating depression (vox.com)
Creatine — yes, the favorite of gym rats everywhere, a supplement many of us have taken ourselves — is a naturally occurring compound that is already found inside each person.
Health, Depression, Supplements, Science
8 points by sea-gold 15 hours ago | 1 comments
Major European institutes join race to save US science data (nature.com)
Several research institutes in Germany are joining a worldwide grassroots effort to save science data sets that researchers fear could be deleted or decommissioned on the orders of US President Donald Trump’s administration, Nature has learnt.
Science, Politics, Data, Research, Europe
8 points by rguiscard 1 day ago | 0 comments
Scientists Develop Artificial Leaf, Uses Sunlight to Produce Valuable Chemicals (newscenter.lbl.gov)
Researchers from the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) along with international collaborators have brought us one step closer to harnessing the sun’s energy to convert carbon dioxide into liquid fuel and other valuable chemicals.
Science, Energy, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Chemistry
278 points by gnabgib 1 day ago | 115 comments
No new autism registry, HHS says, walking back NIH director's claim (statnews.com)
The federal health department is not creating a new registry of Americans with autism, a Department of Health and Human Services official said in a written statement Thursday.
Health, Autism, Government, Science
8 points by zzzeek 1 day ago | 2 comments
Why Some Animals Live for Only Days and Others Live for Thousands of Years (scientificamerican.com)
Florida’s Department of Education has approved classroom use of videos that spout climate disinformation and distort climate science
Biology, Animals, Lifespan, Science
6 points by stevenjgarner 1 day ago | 3 comments
Analysis of US congressional speeches reveals a shift from evidence to intuition (nature.com)
Pursuit of honest and truthful decision-making is crucial for governance and accountability in democracies.
Politics, Government, Language Models, Science
36 points by PaulHoule 1 day ago | 11 comments
Hooded pitohui, one of the only toxic birds (australiangeographic.com.au)
This is one of the only known birds to be toxic. Its feathers contain one of the most potent toxins known to science – but why?
Animals, Science, Birds, Toxicology
9 points by thunderbong 2 days ago | 3 comments
'Breathing' magma cap discovered less than 4km under Yellowstone National Park (news.sky.com)
A "breathing" cap of magma is stopping one of the largest active volcanic systems in the world from exploding in the US, scientists have discovered.
Volcanoes, Geology, Science
4 points by austinallegro 2 days ago | 1 comments
E. Coli linked directly to rising bowel cancer in people under 50 (theguardian.com)
Childhood exposure to a toxin produced by bacteria in the bowel may be contributing to the rise of colorectal cancer in under-50s around the world, researchers say.
Health, Science, Cancer, Bacteria
9 points by I_Nidhi 2 days ago | 0 comments
Daily peanut exposure can desensitise allergic adults, study suggests (theguardian.com)
Adults with severe peanut allergies can be desensitised by daily exposure, according to the first clinical trial of its kind.
Health, Allergies, Food, Science, Research
11 points by ljf 2 days ago | 2 comments
Can the legal system catch up with climate science? (arstechnica.com)
A few decades ago, it wasn't realistic to attribute individual events—even heat waves—to the general warming trend driven by human-caused climate change. Now, there are peer-reviewed methods of rapidly detecting humanity's fingerprints in the wake of weather disasters like hurricanes or climate-driven wildfires.
Climate Change, Law, Science
10 points by nativeit 2 days ago | 9 comments
Tapeworm in fox poop that will slowly destroy your organs is on the rise (arstechnica.com)
No matter how bad things might seem, at least you haven't accidentally eaten fox poop and developed an insidious tapeworm infection that masquerades as a cancerous liver tumor while it slowly destroys your organs and eventually kills you—or, you probably haven't done that.
Health, Parasites, Animals, Science
26 points by Bender 2 days ago | 13 comments
AI Bests Virus Experts, Raising Biohazard Fears (time.com)
A new study claims that AI models like ChatGPT and Claude now outperform PhD-level virologists in problem-solving in wet labs, where scientists analyze chemicals and biological material.
Artificial Intelligence, Science, Biology, Bioethics, Public Health
31 points by rbanffy 2 days ago | 28 comments
Good news at last: just a little exercise can reduce the risk of dementia (theguardian.com)
A recent study shows the benefit of being a middle-aged ‘weekend warrior’ who only exercises once or twice a week
Health, Exercise, Dementia, Science
6 points by PaulHoule 2 days ago | 0 comments
Choose Europe Macron invites scientists to work in France amid US funding cuts (france24.com)
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday invited international scientists to work in France or elsewhere in Europe.
Science, Europe, France, Politics, Immigration
9 points by rbanffy 2 days ago | 0 comments
US Science Agency NIH Says It Will Cut Funding to Researchers Who Protest Israel (gizmodo.com)
Under the Trump administration, the National Institutes of Health has announced a new policy that allows it to cut off funding to any medical researcher who engages in a political protest of Israel.
Politics, Israel, Science, Funding, US Government
5 points by rntn 2 days ago | 1 comments
The desperate rush to save decades of US scientific data from deletion (bbc.com)
Swathes of scientific data deletions are sweeping across US government websites – with decades of health, climate change and extreme weather research at risk. Now, scientists are racing to save their work before it's lost.
Science, Government, Data Loss, Climate Change
13 points by wood_spirit 3 days ago | 1 comments
"Periodic table of machine learning" could fuel AI discovery (news.mit.edu)
MIT researchers have created a periodic table that shows how more than 20 classical machine-learning algorithms are connected.
Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Research, Algorithms, Science
17 points by mikhael 3 days ago | 4 comments
How effective and safe are measles vaccines? (ourworldindata.org)
Data from large meta-analyses show that measles vaccination is highly effective and safe, reducing the chances of getting measles by 95%.
Vaccines, Measles, Public Health, Data Analysis, Science
5 points by salonium_ 3 days ago | 1 comments