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The remarkable aurora in early May this year demonstrated the power that solar storms can…
Record labels are suing tech companies for copying classic songs – and the results could shape the legal future of generative AI
Last week, several major record labels filed copyright infringement lawsuits in US courts against the…
The growing influence of virtual gaming platforms like Roblox on how we interact online
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Cybersecurity threat looms large in Japan
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Modern surgery began with saws and iron hands – how amputation transformed the body in the Renaissance
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AI: how we got here and where we are going
With the current buzz around artificial intelligence (AI), it would be easy to assume that…
What makes a good tree? We used AI to ask birds
Grassy box gum woodlands once covered millions of square kilometres in southeastern Australia, but today…
Fossils: how I ended up studying them (and you can too)
When I tell people that I study fossils, many assume I am talking about dinosaurs…
75% of Americans say 2020 election interference is likely from Russia or other governments
As the 2020 presidential campaign ramps up, a growing share of Americans say it is…
Is Earth really getting too hot for people to survive? A scientist explains extreme heat and the role of climate change
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