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Inside the start-up aiming for a giant leap in robot intelligence

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Are useful and error-free quantum computers only two years away?

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We may have finally solved cosmology's chicken-or-the-egg problem

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The relationship recession is even bigger for Gen Z than we thought

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Killer robots are here – we must finally decide whether to accept them

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Quantum computer quickly mines cryptocurrency while using less energy

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How to sparkle in conversation with strangers

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First working nuclear clock heralds a new era in timekeeping

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Global map reveals the vast scale of underground fungal networks

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Have we finally worked out how Venus flytraps snap shut?

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‘Forgotten’ pollutants cause 15 per cent of global warming

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El Niño has started and the weather could get weird

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Toy universe shows that time could be a quantum illusion

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Dramatic photo of ibis being guided to their winter homes wins award

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The one film to watch before seeing Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day

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Vaping after quitting smoking is linked to lung cancer

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Ditching cigarettes for vapes may curb the cancer benefits of quitting

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Art and nature come together in stunning new Henry Moore exhibition

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Why controversial ideas in science shouldn't always be dismissed

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Think you have a good sense of humour? So do most people…

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Striking photos show how sands are encroaching on oases in the Sahara

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Sci-fi horror film Backrooms is a triumph for its 20-year-old director

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New Scientist recommends a brilliant take on the evolution of birds

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Wolves seen hunting European bison in rare camera-trap recording

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Millions of fossil whale bones found in deep-ocean ‘necropolis’

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Hundreds of new moons are revealing our solar system's violent history

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A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could destroy the ozone layer

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Fully autonomous drones have killed human soldiers for the first time

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A Waymo nearly hit me, but I'm still optimistic about driverless cars

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Robots are about to overtake armed soldiers as the deciders of war

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Iron Age Britons may have removed the brains of the dead

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Frozen squirrel scat preserves ancient DNA from hundreds of species

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The last-ditch plan to save coral reefs from utter destruction

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Dinosaur-killing asteroid impact site stayed hot for millions of years

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A cosmic case of mistaken identity that can only be solved right now

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Why we should all take quantum physics extremely personally

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You don't need to worry about recursive-self-improving AI – yet

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What really happened when ancient humans migrated out of Africa

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What is a ‘normal’ memory slowdown, and when should I worry?

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Wildlife thrives in solar farm built on restored peatland

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Can Apple and Google stop children from sharing explicit images?

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Half the world's reservoirs could be clogged up with dirt by 2060

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Understanding anorexia’s grip on the brain could unlock new therapies

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Unpicking endometriosis reveals how it affects more than the pelvis

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You could get some of the benefits of sleep without having to nod off

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Are we getting to the point where it's safe to gene-edit babies?

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Cuts to US ocean programme will hinder monitoring of El Niño and AMOC

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Flood of AI 'garbage' is pushing open-source developers to the limit

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A chromosome from a frozen rat has been resurrected inside mice

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The maths meme that has been distracting mathematicians for a century

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