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Sinking plankton poo could help store more carbon in the ocean

[ad_1] When the faecal matter produced by plankton sinks, it carries carbon from shallow waters to long-term storage deep in the ocean – now, researchers

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UK spurns European invitation to join ITER nuclear fusion project

[ad_1] Inside the construction of the ITER reactor The UK government has declined an invitation to become an official member of the ITER nuclear fusion

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Elon Musk sues OpenAI and asks court to decide on artificial general intelligence

[ad_1] Elon Musk is worried about the pace of AI development Chesnot/Getty Images Elon Musk has asked a court to settle the question of whether

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The best new sci-fi this month from prolific Adrian Tchaikovsky to Hugo-winning Hao Jingfang

[ad_1] A female robot is created to be the perfect girlfriend for her owner in Sierra Greer’s novel Annie Bot Alamy Stock Photo From Adrian

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Crypt review: Alice Roberts on murder and mayhem in the Middle Ages

[ad_1] Above and below: London’s Crossrail excavations unearthed victims of the Black Death MOLA/Getty Images CryptAlice Roberts (Simon & Schuster) ANOTHER year, another really good

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Does 23andMe’s decline show genetic-based medicine has been overhyped?

[ad_1] 23andMe’s genetic testing kit involves people sending off a saliva sample Kristoffer Tripplaar / Alamy Until recently, the US firm 23andMe seemed to symbolise

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How will AIs like ChatGPT affect elections this year?

[ad_1] More than half the world’s population, including India, the US and UK, will have the chance to vote for new governments in 2024 WOJTEK

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1 in 8 people worldwide has obesity

[ad_1] Obesity rates are rising around the world Shutterstock/Rostislav_Sedlacek More than a billion people worldwide – or roughly 1 in 8 – has obesity, making

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A simple trick can make a dog treat a stranger as their friend

[ad_1] If an unfamiliar person spends 15 minutes following a dog, it tends to follow them back in a possible sign of friendship [ad_2] Source

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Miso paste made in space opens a new frontier for fermented foods

[ad_1] A fermentation experiment on the International Space Station produced miso paste with a flavour distinct from two samples that were fermented on Earth [ad_2]