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Should we worry AI will create deadly bioweapons? Not yet, but one day

AI could be used to make the toxin ricin, but this can also be obtained from castor beans, found in many gardens American Photo Archive/Alamy

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We may finally know what causes will-o’-the-wisps

An 1849 engraving depicting a will-o’-the-wisp SSPL/Getty Images Bubbles merging in water can spontaneously generate electric sparks powerful enough to ignite methane, which could explain

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Lung inflammation may make traumatic events harder to forget

Inflammation of the airways could result from smoking or air pollution exposure Lysenko Andrii/Shutterstock Severe airway inflammation impairs the ability of mice to learn when

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What we know, and don’t, about the link between painkillers and autism

The US government raised concerns about painkillers used during pregnancy SolStock/Getty Images On Monday, the US government announced two initiatives related to autism. It will

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Unforgeable quantum money can be stored in an ultracold ‘debit card’

A quantum version of a debit card could keep your money safe Globalimages101/Alamy A rudimentary quantum debit card that can be loaded with unforgeable quantum

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Vitamin D supplements may lower your level of one type of vitamin D

Vitamin D supplements are recommended during the darker months in many countries Olga Pankova/Getty Images Taking one type of vitamin D supplement seems to cut

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Higher dose of Wegovy ups both weight loss and side effects

Weekly Wegovy injections can help people lose weight James Manning/PA Images/Alamy A higher weekly dose of Wegovy achieves even greater weight loss than the standard

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A weird cloud forms on Mars each year and now we know why

Unusual clouds form over the Martian volcano Arsia Mons each year ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/J. Cowart CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO A thin cloud that appears on Mars

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Can a strange new treatment finally relieve chronic sinus infections?

“It has a huge, huge impact on almost every facet of life,” says Duncan Boak. “Not being able to breathe properly. Being bunged up all

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Possible galaxy spotted by JWST could be the earliest we’ve ever seen

The possible galaxy in an image from the James Webb Space Telescope NASA, ESA, CSA, CEERS, G. Gandolfi Astronomers might have discovered a galaxy that