How huge black holes sprouted just after the Big Bang
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Control of proton transport and hydrogenation in double-gated graphene
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How farming could become the ultimate climate-change tool
Scientists can measure the carbon-storage capacity of various types of soil.Credit: Patrice Latron/Eurelios/Look at Sciences/Science Photo Library When it comes
‘Smart’ fabric protects against heat of city streets
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Language is primarily a tool for communication rather than thought
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Sex organs sense vibrations through specialized touch neurons
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Detecting hallucinations in large language models using semantic entropy
Semantic entropy as a strategy for overcoming confabulation builds on probabilistic tools for uncertainty estimation. It can be applied directly