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Elephant with ivory tusks in front of a bush

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Quick test reveals illegal elephant ivory disguised as mammoth tusks

Researchers say they have developed a new way to distinguish between legal mammoth ivory and illegal elephant ivory

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Typos and slang spur AI to discourage seeking medical care

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The waiter robot ONYRO of the Ipsum Tek French company is displayed during the 8th edition of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on May 23, 2024. (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Forget the Terminators, our robot future may be squishy and fun

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Forget superintelligence – we need to tackle 'stupid' AI first

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Forget superintelligence – we need to tackle 'stupid' AI first

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Technology

Disney and Universal lawsuit may be killing blow in AI copyright wars

Analysis

A sunflower (flos slois major) Basilius Besler, Hortus Eystettensis. Altdorf, 1613. Courtesy British Library

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New ��ý recommends the British Library’s Unearthed exhibition

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Sentinel-5 seafloor scene

Environment

Could undersea living be the future as sea levels rise?

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This is how to avoid annihilating ourselves in a nuclear war

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This is how to avoid annihilating ourselves in a nuclear war

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Caption The ICEPIC sampling tool drilling into the ice at sampling site A of the Matanuska Glacier, AK, field trial. Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech

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See the robot that may one day search for life on Jupiter's icy moon

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How an ancient alchemy technique is transforming modern chemistry

Chemistry

How an ancient alchemy technique is transforming modern chemistry

Today’s chemistry is a wet business, mostly done by mixing compounds in liquid solvents. But a push towards using dry powders instead is proving surprisingly effective

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The FBI is getting new technology to see through walls

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Health

Migraine drug that treats headache also eases symptoms like dizziness

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Health

Go-to migraine drug actually does nothing to relieve vertigo symptoms

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Mind

No need to stop the 'brain rot': Modern kids aren't less intelligent

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