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Will we ever see commercial plane flights without human pilots?

Will we ever see commercial plane flights without human...

Many planes have autopilots, but they can only be used in certain circumstances....

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Web3 promises to reclaim the internet from tech giants – will it work?

Web3 promises to reclaim the internet from tech giants...

There's a lot of hype surrounding the idea of a decentralised version of the internet...

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Marine heatwaves could wipe out all common sea stars by 2100

Marine heatwaves could wipe out all common sea stars by...

Simulations of ocean warming show that future marine heatwaves that last more than...

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Children aged 5 are better at switching their attention than chimps

Children aged 5 are better at switching their attention...

In a task based on switching between two sets of rules, 5-year-olds score highly,...

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Vagus nerve receptors may be key to controlling inflammation

Vagus nerve receptors may be key to controlling inflammation

Researchers identified receptors in the vagus nerves of mice that help control inflammation,...

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Huge AI models can be halved in size without degrading performance

Huge AI models can be halved in size without degrading...

A way to cut the scale of artificial intelligence models by 60 per cent could save...

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Odd parasitic plant with fleshy flowers identified as new species

Odd parasitic plant with fleshy flowers identified as new...

A review of hydnora plants has identified one new species based on preserved specimens...

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Fresh ideas about the causes of depression are bringing new treatments

Fresh ideas about the causes of depression are bringing...

By upending the idea that a chemical imbalance in the brain is behind depression,...

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You share a third of your oral bacteria with other people in your home

You share a third of your oral bacteria with other people...

Transmission of bacteria through droplets of saliva from people we live with probably...

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Drone with sticky patches studies biodiversity by bumping into trees

Drone with sticky patches studies biodiversity by bumping...

A drone has revealed information on the animals inhabiting a tree's canopy simply...

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Treasure trove of fossil eggs hints titanosaurs nested in colonies

Treasure trove of fossil eggs hints titanosaurs nested...

A study of more than 250 fossil eggs found in India suggests long-necked titanosaurs...

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Oyster mushroom fungus uses nerve gas to paralyse and eat tiny worms

Oyster mushroom fungus uses nerve gas to paralyse and eat...

The fungus that produces oyster mushrooms preys on tiny animals by releasing a paralysing...

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Flame-resistant variety of cotton could cut need for toxic retardants

Flame-resistant variety of cotton could cut need for toxic...

White cotton can normally only be made fire resistant by adding toxic flame retardants,...

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Watch rare livestream of bald eagles nesting on eggs in California

Watch rare livestream of bald eagles nesting on eggs in...

Two eggs laid by a pair of nesting bald eagles in California are the latest symbol...

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Discord acquires Gas, a poll-based app with 1M+ DAUs that's popular among teens for sharing anonymous compliments and positive affirmations with each other (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Discord acquires Gas, a poll-based app with 1M+ DAUs that's...

Tom Warren / The Verge:Discord acquires Gas, a poll-based app with 1M+ DAUs that's...

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Twitter says it's enforcing "long-standing API rules" that "may result" in some third-party apps "not working" without listing which alleged rules were broken (Emma Roth/The Verge)

Twitter says it's enforcing "long-standing API rules" that...

Emma Roth / The Verge:Twitter says it's enforcing “long-standing API rules” that...