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animal intelligence

Archerfish

Life

Archerfish prove they can count by spitting at computer screens

Previous research has suggested that fish have an innate sense of numbers, but critics say these experiments aren't the final word. Now, a new study has shown that archerfish really can count

News

Eurasian Jay in the wild

Mind

Meet the scientists who perform magic tricks on birds

News

elephant

Life

Young male elephants rein in aggression if older males are nearby

News

dog

Life

Dogs notice when computer animations violate Newton’s laws of physics

News

Domestic turkey

Life

Turkeys with pale plumage are more fearful than dark-feathered birds

News

Steven Pinker interview: Why humans aren't as irrational as they seem

Humans

Steven Pinker interview: Why humans aren't as irrational as they seem

Features

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Uncredited/AP/Shutterstock (10421309a) This Jan. 12, 2019, photo captured by a Mobile Phone Detection Camera and released by Transport for NSW shows a driver using a mobile phone while driving in Australia. Australian state New South Wales is attempting to persuade the public to put down their smartphones while driving by rolling out cameras to prosecute distracted motorists. New South Wales Roads Minister Andrew Constance said, Australia's most populous state was the first jurisdiction in the world to use such technology to punish drivers distracted by social media, text messages or phone calls. The government intends to roll out 45 Mobile Phone Detection Cameras across the state by December, he said Australia Distracted Drivers - 23 Sep 2019

Technology

Australia’s AI cameras catch over 270,000 drivers using their phones

News

Terms and conditions, website cookies, concept on the screen of computer

Technology

AI reads boring terms and conditions documents so you don't have to

News

What is an algorithm?

Definition

Algorithms

flock of horses

Life

Stones smashed by horses can be mistaken for ancient human tools

Horses kick and stamp on rocks to keep their hooves in good shape, and archaeologists have now realised this can result in a collection of sharp stones that look like the work of an ancient human toolmaker

News

Life

Risso’s dolphins have invented rapid spin-dive technique for hunting

News

Technology

Our global agreement on AI could reduce bias and surveillance

Comment

Technology

AI has learned to read the time on an analogue clock

News

Humans

Why are we conscious? The answer lies in other animals’ heads

Features

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