Science
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Why sabre-toothed animals evolved again and again
The skull of a saber-toothed tiger (Smilodon) Steve Morton Predators have evolved sabre teeth many times during the history of…
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Children are being overlooked in conversations about AI
Next month, world leaders will gather in Paris for the AI Action Summit, the latest in a series of high-profile…
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Myself & Other Animals review: Memoir offers new insights about Gerald Durrell’s life
Gerald Durrell covered in lemurs Victor Watts/Shutterstock Myself & Other AnimalsGerald Durrell (Viking) The conservationist Gerald Durrell’s first dog, Simon,…
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BepiColombo snaps Mercury’s dark craters and volcanic plains
The division between light and dark over the north pole of Mercury, viewed from the BepiColombo spacecraft ESA/BepiColombo/MTM These pictures…
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Maths quirk explains why crosswords are so hard – until they aren’t
Crosswords may be mathematically unique Dchadwick/Getty Images As you fill out a crossword, it can abruptly shift from fiendishly difficult…
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Parents stop finding diapers disgusting once babies are eating solids
Changing diapers is a fact of life for new parents Ian Allenden / Alamy Stock Photo Parents aren’t easily disgusted,…
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Quantum computers get automatic error correction for the first time
Quantum computers could use heat to eliminate errors Chalmers University of Technology, Lovisa Håkansson A tiny cooling device can automatically…
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We thought we knew emperor penguins – robots are proving us wrong
The emperor penguin breeding season is fraught with danger Stefan Christmann/naturepl.com A rover quietly surveys the forbidding icy landscape. Suddenly,…
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A healthy dose of AI can improve medical care and save lives
Doctors, as a whole, are a pretty clever bunch, but they can be resistant to change. The most famous example…
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SpaceX: Starship to launch fake satellites on seventh test flight
The Starship rocket in December 2024 being prepared for its seventh flight SpaceX SpaceX’s next Starship test flight will be…
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