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Governor of NevadaDiagnosing Covid-1 himself earlier this month, he said Sunday that he was tightening coronavirus restrictions on casinos, rest restaurants and bars, while imposing a statewide comprehensive order for face-painting in the next three weeks. The effective new measures on Tuesday come as surrounding state and local government leaders …

Artist Anthony Hutchings’s presentation on fighting Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops horror Readers. Friends of the NC Museum of Natural Sciences When you imagine a dinosaur fighting with it, the first match-up that comes to mind is Triceratops vs. T. There are racks. In our collective imagination they are fighting eternally. …

MIT researchers have developed a neural network pathway of deep learning to quickly estimate confidence levels in their output. Advanced AI can increase safety and efficiency in assistive decision making. Credit: M.I.T. A.I. A quick way to estimate uncertainty in supportive decision making can lead to safer results. Increasingly, artificial …

Israeli scientists say they have developed a way to treat cancer in mice that is so specific that it is like using “small scissors” to target cells, a report said. “This is the first study in the world to prove that the CRISPR genome editing system, which works by cutting …

Analyzing data collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover, scientists have discovered that a flood of incredible intensity was once washed away by the Gale Crater on the equator of Mars about four billion years ago. These findings, published in the journal Scientific Reports, point to the possibility of life on the …