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What happens when the internet disappears?

Many valuable websites and articles are disappearing, affecting cultural research and continuity.
A Pew Research study highlights that 38% of web pages from 2013 are no longer accessible.

Flam: It's getting harder for researchers to study fake news

Researchers studying misinformation are facing significant backlash, including funding cuts and public scorn, despite the importance of their work in understanding news sharing behaviors.

'Doing good science is hard': retraction of high-profile reproducibility study prompts soul-searching

The retraction of a prominent reproducibility study reveals significant challenges in scientific research integrity and the effectiveness of preregistration.

How Record-Breaking Heat Waves Add to Risks for Western Monarch Butterflies | KQED

Rising temperatures pose significant risks to monarchs' survival and development, highlighting the urgent need for more research to understand these impacts.

What's Poisoning These Scientists' Lab Experiments?

The recent failure of yeast experiments in multiple labs has been traced back to contaminated agar, highlighting a serious issue that affects research across the world.

Scientists Crack a 50-Year Mystery to Discover a New Set of Blood Groups

The discovery of the MAL gene clarifies the significance of the AnWj antigen, enhancing blood donor matching for individuals with this rare blood group.

These labs have prepared for a big earthquake - will it be enough?

Japan's first 'megaquake' alert underscores the persistent earthquake threat and the need for improved laboratory safety measures.

How AI could improve robotics, the cockroach's origins, and promethium spills its secrets

AI language models are being integrated with robotics to enhance common sense knowledge and task capabilities.

From oceans to your gut: AI helps researchers understand how viruses act

Viruses in microbial ecosystems are diverse, rapidly evolving, and challenging to study due to their impact and abundance in various environments.

Scientists find 57,000 cells and 150m neural connections in tiny sample of human brain

Scientists reconstructed detailed brain wiring diagram, revealing complexities in a cubic millimeter section, enhancing understanding but highlighting vast unknowns.

Physicists Finally Know How the Strong Force Gets Its Strength

The strong force is the most powerful force in the universe but least understood by scientists.

Eduard Batlle, molecular biologist: Tumor cells are high-speed evolution machines'

Colon tumors are diseased stem cells hijacking the continuous regeneration process in the intestinal wall.
Tumor cells exhibit cellular plasticity, being highly adaptable and capable of becoming resistant to treatments.

A major disinformation research team's future is uncertain after political attacks

The Stanford Internet Observatory is facing challenges and uncertainty due to right-wing campaigns and scrutiny on their research work.

Advancements in Anomaly Detection | HackerNoon

Anomaly detection in texts, like fake reviews, faces challenges due to the difficulty in defining anomalies.
Fake reviews are a crucial area for anomaly detection, with three types identified: untruthful opinions, biased opinions, and nonsensical opinions.
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