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COP16: The world is falling far short of its goal to halt biodiversity loss

Construction at a controversial dam complex in the Amazon basinMario Tama/Getty Images The area of land and water with formal…

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DNA helps match ‘Well Man’ skeleton to 800-year-old Norwegian saga

The complete skeletal remains of the “Well Man”Age Hojem, NTNU University Museum A Norwegian saga written more than 800 years…

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NASA is developing a Mars helicopter that could land itself from orbit

The Ingenuity Mars helicopter, the predecessor to ChopperNASA/JPL-Caltech NASA is working on plans to send another helicopter to Mars. The…

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AI models fall for the same scams that we do

Scams can fool AI modelsWong Yu Liang/Getty Images The large language models (LLMs) that power chatbots are increasingly being used…

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Complex form of carbon spotted outside solar system for first time

Compounds called pyrenes have been detected in the Taurus molecular cloudESO A complex form of carbon crucial for life on…

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Nuclear waste tanker pilots futuristic aluminium sail

Adding blade-like sails to tankers could reduce their annual fuel consumption by up to 30 per cent, slashing the climate…

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Meta AI tackles maths problems that stumped humans for over a century

Meta says its AI could help mathematiciansTada Images/Shutterstock An AI system developed by Meta can find solutions to maths problems…

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What to expect at the COP16 biodiversity summit

Countries are convening in Colombia to agree on wide-ranging targets to stem biodiversity loss and make a plan to pay…

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Boosting brain waves in sleep improves rats’ memory

Illustration of neuron activity in a rat’s brainConnect Images/Alamy Strengthening activity of some brainwaves in rats’ while they sleep improves…

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Indestructible quantum rifts can exist in two places at once

An ion trap helped create a quantum defect in two places at onceANDREW BROOKES, NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Exotic…

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