Newswise — Five Florida State University physicists are part of the international team awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for work done at the European Organization for Nuclear Research…
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LLMs Mimics Human Cognitive Dissonance
Summary: A new study reveals that GPT-4o, a leading large language model, displays behavior resembling cognitive dissonance—a core human psychological trait. When asked to write essays either supporting or opposing…
Most young women suffer from itching, irritation, pain and other symptoms in genital area, Brazilian study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study conducted by researchers from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) found that 72.5% of young Brazilian women suffer from symptoms such as itching,…
US health boss Kennedy calls medical journals corrupt
Credit: Pixabay from Pexels US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has attacked major medical journals, accusing them of collaborating with the pharmaceutical industry and threatening to bar government scientists…
Lost monuments of the “people of the cloud forest” unearthed at Gran Pajatén
The World Monuments Fund (WMF) has announced the discovery of more than 100 previously undocumented structures at Gran Pajatén, located within Peru’s Río Abiseo National Park. A UNESCO World Heritage…
Longer flight delays without compensation? EU plan divides
Airlines say the hefty cost of compensating passengers for delays leads them to cancel flights rather than run them late — due to the knock-on effect on flight schedules. The…
China launches space probe seeking asteroid samples
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain China on Thursday launched a space probe on the country’s first mission to retrieve samples from an asteroid and bring them home for research, the Xinhua…
Peruvian farmer loses RWE case but sets climate precedent
A German court on Wednesday dismissed a Peruvian farmer’s lawsuit seeking damages from German utility RWE for allegedly putting his home at risk through climate change, as the judge ruled…
2D quantum sensor uses spin defects for precise magnetic field detection
Artist’s impression of hexagonal boron nitride layers containing a spin, represented by the red arrow, which can be used for sensing magnetic fields. Credit: Carmem M. Gilardoni/ Simone Eizagirre Barker…
