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DeepMind AI learns to play soccer using decades of match simulations
An artificial intelligence learned to skilfully control digital humanoid soccer players by working through decades worth of soccer matches in…
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A Cure for Vaccine Hesitancy Could Start in Kindergarten
The book Splat the Cat Goes to the Doctor and the nursery rhyme “This Is the Way We Brush Our…
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A 19th century farmer may be to blame for Australia’s rabbit scourge
On Christmas Day 1859, a shipment of 24 rabbits arrived in Melbourne, Australia, from England. The bunnies were a gift…
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Cheap New Method Breaks Down ‘Forever Chemicals’
Researchers have developed an approach to break down a class of long-lasting chemicals that they say is easier and cheaper than…
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Simple chemistry can recycle polystyrene into more valuable products
UV light plus aluminium chloride as a catalyst can break down polystyrene so that it can be turned into a…
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A large nuclear war could leave 5 billion people without enough to eat
The after-effects of nuclear war would be catastrophic for agriculture. Simulations show billions of people could starve depending on the…
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Spiders Seem to Have REM-like Sleep and May Even Dream
Barred from her lab by pandemic restrictions, behavioral ecologist Daniela Rößler caught local jumping spiders and kept them in clear…
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Mice produce rat sperm with technique that could help conservation
Mice containing rat cells have produced rat sperm thanks to a modification technique that could be useful for conserving endangered…
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First photos of cougars killing donkeys in Death Valley suggest big impacts for ecosystem
For humans and wildlife alike, feral donkeys can be a pain in the ass. Large and full of attitude, the…
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Gene therapy trial shows early success in people with haemophilia B
In a small study of 10 people with haemophilia B, nine were still forgoing the condition’s standard treatment about two…
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