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    Goal Achievement Survival Simulation: An Existential AI Challenge, Select One Model; 7 Months Later, New Model Unbroken

    Practitioner-Developed Framework Withstands Scrutiny from Top Behavioral Scientists and Leading LLMs, Certifies Its First Practitioners

    Researchers Dive Into the Bigfoot Hunter Community

    Lodi High School to Host NorCal Science Festival

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    Energy

    State, Feds to Address Moss Landing BESS Fire Aftermath

    UC Santa Barbara Scientists Bottle the Sun with Liquid Battery

    UCSB Scientists Develop Liquid Battery to Harness Solar Power
    Environmental

    California Designates Coastal Mountain Lions as 'Threatened'

    Gray Wolf Spotted in Los Angeles County After Over a Century

    Curious Santa Cruz Sea Otter Becomes Local Celebrity
    Life Sciences

    Rare Hoodwinker Sunfish Spotted on California Beach

    Lone Wolf Visits LA Mountains Seeking Mate

    Summerland Man Spots Rare Winter Bug
    Physics

    Universe May End in 'Big Crunch,' Dark Energy Data Suggests

    UCLA Launches SoCal Quantum Alliance to Anchor Regional Innovation

    AI Discovers New Formula for Particle Interactions, Rewriting Physics Rules
    Materials Science

    UC Davis Researchers Test "Tumor Glue" to Target Cancer

    Concordia Researchers Develop Sound-Based 3D Printing for Microdevices

    New Quantum Material Harnesses Frustration for Unusual Behavior
    Nuclear

    U.S. Air Force's B-1B Lancer Becomes 'Super Bomber' with Upgrades

    NNSA Chief Visits LLNL, Highlights Stockpile, AI, and Deterrence

    LLNL Director Kim Budil Elected to National Academy of Engineering
    Space

    Einstein's Theory Reveals Why Two-Sun Planets Vanish

    Former President Obama Confirms Aliens Exist, But Not at 'Area 51'

    Rotten Egg Smell Solves Exoplanet Mystery
    Chemistry

    LLNL Researchers Discover New Way To 'Cage' Plutonium

    Deep Origin Congratulates Isomorphic Labs on Catching Up
    Botany

    Jumping Spiders' Hydraulic Mechanism Unveiled
    Geology

    Record-Breaking Ocean Drilling Uncovers Earthquake Danger