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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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Most plant milks are lower in key micronutrients than cow’s milk
Cow’s milk is an important source of phosphorus, magnesium, zinc and selenium, but tests show these nutrients are lacking 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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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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NASA’s UFO Study Isn’t Really Looking for Space Aliens
Across his years of studying auroras, University of Calgary physicist Eric Donovan had periodically seen pictures and data showing something…
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What Is a Flash Flood?
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Flash flooding is…
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Brain molecule may make us recall memories as being good or bad
A study in mice may help us understand how different people link positive or negative emotions to past events, in…
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What Are the Risks of COVID and Treatments Available to President Biden?
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. On July 21,…
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Air pollution likely to be causing dementia, say UK science advisers
We know that air pollution is bad for our lungs and heart, but now advisers to the UK government say…
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