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Droidspeak: AI models work together faster when they speak their own language

Do you speak AI?Shutterstock/Ole.CNX Microsoft has created an artificial language that allows AI models to talk to each other faster…

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Plumes of pollution from big factories can make it snow

Factory aerosols can transform the clouds aboveGetty Images/iStockphoto Plumes of pollution from large factories can trigger snowfall and leave holes…

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Mounting evidence points to air pollution as a cause of eczema

Air pollution is hard to avoid, particularly for city dwellersRon Adar/Alamy Air pollution is increasingly being linked to a raised…

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Next Mauna Loa eruption could be forecast months in advance

The eruption of Mauna Loa in December 2022T. Orr, U.S. Geological Survey It may be possible to forecast the next…

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How a single gopher restored a landscape devastated by a volcano

The northern pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides) brings unexpected ecosystem benefitsAll Canada Photos/Alamy Two years after Mount St Helens erupted in…

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Watch elephants use a hose to shower themselves – and prank others

Elephants are masters at using a hose – considered a complex tool because of its flexibility, length and the physics…

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Chimps do better at difficult tasks when they have an audience

A chimpanzee tackling a number test on a touch screenAkiho Muramatsu The pressure of a watching audience can have positive…

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AI helps robot dogs navigate the real world

Four-legged robot dogs learned to perform new tricks by practising in a virtual platform that mimics real-world obstacles – a…

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Bird flu antibodies found in dairy workers in Michigan and Colorado

Farm workers exposed to infected dairy cattle have been found to carry bird flu antibodiesHelen King/Getty Images There may be…

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What preparing for an asteroid strike teaches us about climate change

When it comes to natural disasters, most are impossible to predict more than a few months or even days ahead…

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