Watch a cuttlefish transform into a leaf and a coral to hunt its prey

In new video footage, cuttlefish show off their dazzling camouflage techniques, such as creating stripes that move over their bodies or mimicking non-threatening objects ​In new video footage, cuttlefish show off their dazzling camouflage techniques, such as creating stripes that move over their bodies or mimicking non-threatening objects In new video footage, cuttlefish show off their …

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AI trained on novels tracks how racist and sexist biases have evolved

Questioning a chatbot that has been trained on bestselling books from a particular decade can give researchers a measure of the social biases of that era ​Questioning a chatbot that has been trained on bestselling books from a particular decade can give researchers a measure of the social biases of that era Questioning a chatbot that …

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Why I’m deeply sceptical about comparisons between humans and machines

Humans learn very differently to machines, thanks to our biased, malleable memory – and that’s a good thing, says Charan Ranganath, director of the Dynamic Memory Lab at the University of California, Davis ​Humans learn very differently to machines, thanks to our biased, malleable memory – and that’s a good thing, says Charan Ranganath, director …

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Odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 have fallen again

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but as astronomers make more observations about its trajectory, the odds of a collision are being refined ​Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but as astronomers make more observations about its trajectory, the odds of a collision …

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Why being bilingual really does seem to delay dementia

Multiple studies suggest that speaking more than one language pushes back the onset of dementia, but doesn’t seem to stop it entirely ​Multiple studies suggest that speaking more than one language pushes back the onset of dementia, but doesn’t seem to stop it entirely Multiple studies suggest that speaking more than one language pushes back the …

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USAID funding freeze devastates reproductive healthcare worldwide

The Trump administration’s pause on US foreign assistance could lead to an estimated 4.2 million unintended pregnancies and more than 8300 pregnancy-related deaths ​The Trump administration’s pause on US foreign assistance could lead to an estimated 4.2 million unintended pregnancies and more than 8300 pregnancy-related deaths The Trump administration’s pause on US foreign assistance could lead …

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Microsoft has a new quantum computer – but does it actually work?

Researchers at Microsoft say they have created so-called topological qubits, which would be exceptionally resistant to errors, but their claim has been met with scepticism ​Researchers at Microsoft say they have created so-called topological qubits, which would be exceptionally resistant to errors, but their claim has been met with scepticism Researchers at Microsoft say they have …

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Clever chemistry can make rocks absorb CO2 much more quickly

Spreading crushed rocks on fields can absorb CO2 from the air – now chemists have devised a way to turbocharge this process by creating more reactive minerals ​Spreading crushed rocks on fields can absorb CO2 from the air – now chemists have devised a way to turbocharge this process by creating more reactive minerals Spreading crushed …

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