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TX DATE:16-01-2022,TX WEEK:03,EMBARGOED UNTIL:11-01-2022 00:00:01,DESCRIPTION:Embargoed for publication until 00:00:01 on Tuesday 11/01/2022 - Picture shows: Sir David Attenborough Sir David Attenborough holding the seed head of a Bulrush, Typha latifolia, Cambridge, UK. Each may contain a quarter of a millions seeds, tightly packed together. These are released over a period of months, increasing the chances that at least some of them will be blown by the wind to new areas of water, where they can germinate. ,COPYRIGHT:BBC Studios,CREDIT LINE:BBC Studios

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The best new science documentaries of 2026

From Green Planet II to Tim Spector's What Not to Eat, there's plenty to look forward to from this year's science shows, says TV columnist Bethan Ackerley

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Space

Putting data centres in space isn't going to happen any time soon

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Technology

Disney and OpenAI have made a surprise deal – what happens next?

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Killer whales and dolphins are ‘being friends’ to hunt salmon together

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Scientists inside a science base in the Moon conduct a variety of humorous experiments. We see a cat chasing after a giant laser beam; a scientist being eaten by a venus fly trap, a star falling through a Christmas tree as a scientist tries and fails to put it on top, a scientist going to a 'moonshine' bar, robots attending a seminar, a scientist trapping a human brain in a forcefield, and scientists stepping through portals. In the sky above the spaceship, Santa is being abducted by aliens.

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What the evolution of tickling tells us about being human

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AI can influence voters' minds. What does that mean for democracy?

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Robotic machine manufacturing semiconductor chip

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Why is AI making computers and games consoles more expensive?

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Life

Deadly fungus makes sick frogs jump far, possibly to find mates

Chytrid fungus is a scourge to global amphibian populations, but before it kills some frogs, it can produce symptoms that may help the infected animals find mates and spread the fungus further

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Mouse 'midwives' help their pregnant companions give birth

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Imagining a future where smart glasses allow 'AI slop' to be avoided

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Mathematics

Mathematicians say Google's AI tools are supercharging their research

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