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Earth must have experienced something exceptional 10 million years ago. Our study of rock samples…
The Paris summit marks a tipping point on AI’s safety and sustainability
United States Vice President JD Vance made headlines this week by refusing to sign a…
How COVID-19 Changed American Life: Looking Back 5 Years Later
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Enzymes are the engines of life − machine learning tools could help scientists design new ones to tackle disease and climate change
Enzymes are molecular machines that carry out the chemical reactions that sustain all life, an…
Most animals have their own version of tree rings – here’s how we biologists use them to help species thrive
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OpenAI’s new ‘deep research’ agent is still just a fallible tool – not a human-level expert
OpenAI’s “deep research” is the latest artificial intelligence (AI) tool making waves and promising to…
who Nigeria and Ghana’s fraudsters are, how they operate, and why they do it
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Mirror life is a scientific fantasy leading to a dangerous reality − a synthetic biologist explains how mirror bacteria could conquer life on Earth
Most major biological molecules, including all proteins, DNA and RNA, point in one direction or…
Here’s how researchers are helping AIs get their facts straight
AI has made it easier than ever to find information: Ask ChatGPT almost anything, and…
Thousands of Australian pets may soon have ‘useless’ microchips. It’s a symptom of a bigger problem
Late last year, rumours swirled online that HomeSafeID, a private Australian pet microchip registry, had…