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Technology

The success of machine mathematicians shows us how to be OK with AI

Many people who try using AI are disappointed with the results and feel they can’t trust a machine – but are there lessons we can learn from how AI is taking on mathematics?

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News

Humans

Human populations evolved in similar ways after we began farming

An analysis of ancient and modern DNA suggests the extent of convergent evolution in different peoples around the world is even greater than we thought

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Space

SETI may have missed alien signals because of space weather

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Life

Ancient 'weirdo' reptile graduated from 4 legs to 2 in adolescence

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Mathematics

Mathematics is undergoing the biggest change in its history

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Health

A daily multivitamin may slightly slow rates of ageing

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Space

Mystery 'whippet' space explosion is the brightest of its kind

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Health

Parkinson's disease may reduce enjoyment of pleasant smells

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Health

Sharing genetic risk scores can unwittingly reveal secrets

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Life

Orcas may be to blame for some mass dolphin strandings

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Technology

Start-up is building the first data centre to use human brain cells

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Technology

A miniature magnet rivals behemoths in strength for the first time

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Technology

The race to solve the biggest problem in quantum computing

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Life

King penguins are thriving in a warmer climate, but it may not last

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Technology

Chemistry may not be the 'killer app' for quantum computers after all

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Life

Single-celled organism with no brain is capable of Pavlovian learning

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Humans

Our extinct Australopithecus relatives may have had difficult births

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Environment

Why global warming is accelerating and what it means for the future

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Analysis

Life

Can species evolve fast enough to survive as the planet heats up?

The story of a wildflower that adapted to a severe drought in California raises hopes that evolution will come to the rescue of species hit by climate change, but there are limits

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Aperture

Space

Captivating space images show how it has inspired us through the ages

An upcoming book from presenter and author Dallas Campbell collects both iconic and lesser-known images of space, from illustration to photography

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Features

Mind

This neuroscientist says some psychopaths wish they were nicer

Abigail Marsh has found that many psychopaths don’t want to be cruel and uncaring, and argues that they deserve support to help them get there

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Technology

A very serious guide to buying your own humanoid robot butler

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Physics

Forget the multiverse. In the pluriverse, we create reality together

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Culture

Environment

Rebecca Solnit: 'The great majority of people want climate action'

Climate activist and author Rebecca Solnit tells Rowan Hooper why she still has hope, even in these "catastrophic" times

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Technology

What to read this week: Katrina Manson's terrifying Project Maven

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Space

What is a galaxy? That's a surprisingly difficult question to answer

Figuring out what really counts as a galaxy could give us insights into dark matter and potentially shake up astrophysics, cosmology and particle physics, says columnist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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Humans

We’ve only just confirmed that Homo habilis really existed

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Mind

Why are we so suspicious of do-gooders?

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Tom Gauld on truly committing to botany

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Twisteddoodles on the latest in food influencing

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It's time to monetise the moon! Definitely! Maybe?

Feedback discovers an accounting firm has unveiled its latest "lunar market assessment", which predicts huge profits to be had. Suit up, lunar entrepreneurs!

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Letters

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