SCIENCE

AI found a new way to create quantum entanglement

AI found a new way to entangle particles of lightluchschenF/Shutterstock Quantum entanglement just got easier, thanks to artificial intelligence. Researchers…

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New forms of animals made by fusing several comb jellies together

A warty comb jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi)Andrey Nekrasov / Alamy Stock Photo It may be the closest scientists have yet come…

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Most comprehensive picture yet of how organs age at different rates

Someone’s kidneys could be a decade older, biologically, than their brainChristian Kitzmuller/Alamy Our organs appear to age at different rates,…

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Bird flu may be adapting to become more infectious to humans

Bird flu has been spreading in wild animals for years but it is now adapting to humansVuk Valcic//SOPA Images/LightRocket via…

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Hunter-gatherers built a massive fish trap in Belize 4000 years ago

Satellite image showing channels that formed part of an ancient fishery, and Mayan sites nearbyGoogle Earth Archaeologists have discovered a…

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Common chemical in drinking water hasn’t been tested for safety

Millions of US residents may be drinking water containing the potentially harmful compoundYiu Yu Hoi/Getty Images A common disinfectant in…

2 years ago

We may have solved the mystery of what froze Earth’s inner core

How did Earth’s inner core freeze solid?Rost9/Shutterstock A high concentration of carbon within Earth’s inner core could explain a long-standing…

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Australia wants to ban social media for under-16s, but it won't work

Attempts to prevent Australian children from accessing social media are likely to fail, and could do more harm than good…

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Drought, fires and fossil fuels push CO2 emissions to a record high

Wildfires in the tropics drove some increase in CO2 emissions but the bulk was driven by burning fossil fuelsCarl De…

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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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