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Regulating AI: 3 experts explain why it's difficult to do and important to...
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Meet the next four people headed to the Moon – how the diverse crew of...
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Buildings left standing in Turkey offer design guidance for future...
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Innies, outies and omphalophobia: 7 navel-gazing questions about belly...
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Racist and sexist depictions of human evolution still permeate science,...
Human evolution is typically depicted with a progressive whitening of the skin, despite a lack of evidence to support it.Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov/Wikimedia CommonsSystemic racism and sexism have...
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One way to speed up clinical trials: Skip right to the data with electronic...
It takes around 17 years for medical research to translate into clinical practice.shapecharge/E+ via Getty ImagesScientific knowledge, as measured by numbers of papers published, has been estimated to...
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Easter bunnies, cacao beans and pollinating bugs: A basket of 6 essential...
Easter has its bunnies, but chocolate comes out for every holiday.garytog/iStock via Getty Images PlusTens of millions of chocolate bunnies get sold in the U.S. every Easter. Here are six articles...
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Macaque monkeys shrink their social networks as they age – new research...
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It takes a body to understand the world – why ChatGPT and other language AIs...
Words have meaning for people because we use them to make sense of the world.RyanJLane/E+ via Getty ImagesWhen we asked GPT-3, an extremely powerful and popular artificial intelligence language system,...
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Don't bet with ChatGPT – study shows language AIs often make irrational...
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How do trees die?
Eventually weather, pests and disease will take their toll, but the story doesn't end there. Emanuel David / 500px via Getty ImagesCurious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a...
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Hangry bacteria in your gut microbiome are linked to chronic disease –...
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Jupiter's moons hide giant subsurface oceans – two upcoming missions are...
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Looming behind antibiotic resistance is another bacterial threat – antibiotic...
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4 ways that AI can help students
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Banning TikTok could weaken personal cybersecurity
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In the turbulent Drake Passage, scientists find a rare window where carbon...
The Drake Passage, seen from Antarctica, is one of the most turbulent ocean regions on Earth.Lilian DoveLooking out across the Southern Ocean near Antarctica, I can see whales and seabirds diving in...
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Is the US in a space race against China?
Both the U.S. and China have plans to establish bases on the Moon in the near future.Caspar Benson/fStop via Getty ImagesHeadlines proclaiming the rise of a new “space race” between the U.S. and China...
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Robots are everywhere – improving how they communicate with people could...
'Emotionally intelligent' robots could improve their interactions with people. Andriy Onufriyenko/Moment via Getty ImagesRobots are machines that can sense the environment and use that information to...
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Hungry bacteria in your gut microbiome are linked to chronic disease –...
The gut microbiome may play a role in regulating the body's appetite, cognition and immune responses. nopparit/iStock via Getty Images PlusDiet-related chronic diseases have reached a critical juncture...
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