That Methyl Methacrylate Tank(science.org)

404 points by nooks 5 months ago | 174 comments

A Science blog post (In the Pipeline) about a methyl methacrylate tank; the capture shows only a Cloudflare verification page.

Deep-sea vehicles spot 'alien' sharks deep beneath the waves in the Pacific(science.org)

91 points by pkaeding 2 months ago | 44 comments

Springer Nature has removed two studies by Max Planck(science.org)

336 points by adharmad 4 months ago | 163 comments

Science magazine news article on why Springer Nature retracted two papers by physicist Max Planck; the capture shows a Cloudflare verification page.

Discovery of a multicomponent alloy forged by the Hiroshima atomic blast(science.org)

141 points by _____k 2 months ago | 63 comments

Not alive, but not dead: disembodied human brains used for drug testing(science.org)

157 points by Timofeibu 5 months ago | 130 comments

AI's top startups are barely publishing their research(science.org)

563 points by YeGoblynQueenne 2 months ago | 294 comments

Science magazine news article reporting that leading AI startups publish little of their research openly; the capture shows only a Cloudflare verification page.

What's happening inside the NIH and NSF(science.org)

861 points by rrock 1 year ago | 1303 comments

Derek Lowe's In the Pipeline blog post on Science.org about current events and turmoil inside the NIH and NSF, dated February 4, 2025.

Novo Nordisk's Canadian Mistake(science.org)

399 points by jbm 1 year ago | 211 comments

Derek Lowe's In the Pipeline blog post at Science on Novo Nordisk's mistake in letting its semaglutide patent lapse in Canada, opening the door to generics like Sandoz.

Superconductor news: What’s claimed, and how strong the evidence seems to be(science.org)

1142 points by etiam 3 years ago | 450 comments

Derek Lowe's In the Pipeline blog post on Science.org discussing claims of a room-temperature superconductor and assessing the strength of the evidence.

3M knew its chemicals were harmful decades ago, but didn't tell the public(minnesotareformer.com)

334 points by Jimmc414 2 years ago | 166 comments

Minnesota Reformer investigative article reporting that internal 3M documents show the company knew for decades its PFAS chemicals were harmful but concealed it.

Always the same warning signs(science.org)

334 points by rossdavidh 3 years ago | 150 comments

Derek Lowe's In the Pipeline blog post on Science.org about recurring warning signs in biotech and pharma business ventures.

That's not an abstraction, that's a layer of indirection(fhur.me)

546 points by fagnerbrack 1 year ago | 213 comments

A blog post arguing that many so-called abstractions in codebases are merely layers of indirection that add complexity and hurt performance without real value.