In a small study, women experienced more empathy for strangers who were experiencing pain after an eight-week meditation training programme ​In a small study, women experienced more empathy for strangers who were experiencing pain after an eight-week meditation training programme In a small study, women experienced more empathy for strangers who were experiencing pain after an …

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Computer simulations of how influenza A moves through human mucus found it is ideally configured to slide through the sticky stuff on its way to infecting cells ​Computer simulations of how influenza A moves through human mucus found it is ideally configured to slide through the sticky stuff on its way to infecting cells Computer simulations …

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A typically fragile quantum superposition has been made to last exceptionally long, and could eventually be used as a probe for discovering new physics ​A typically fragile quantum superposition has been made to last exceptionally long, and could eventually be used as a probe for discovering new physics A typically fragile quantum superposition has been made …

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Computer simulations of how Influenza A moves through human mucous found it is ideally configured to slide through the sticky stuff on its way to infecting cells ​Computer simulations of how Influenza A moves through human mucous found it is ideally configured to slide through the sticky stuff on its way to infecting cells Computer simulations …

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In 2022, countries pledged to halt biodiversity loss by protecting 30 per cent of the planet by 2030, but progress has been too slow thus far ​In 2022, countries pledged to halt biodiversity loss by protecting 30 per cent of the planet by 2030, but progress has been too slow thus far In 2022, countries pledged …

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Ancient stone goods found across France may have been made by skilled craftsmen in what is now Paris, who traded along vast networks ​Ancient stone goods found across France may have been made by skilled craftsmen in what is now Paris, who traded along vast networks Ancient stone goods found across France may have been made …

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Large language models can be used to scam humans, but AI is also susceptible to being scammed – and some models are more gullible than others ​Large language models can be used to scam humans, but AI is also susceptible to being scammed – and some models are more gullible than others Large language models can …

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