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Polar bear fur-inspired sweater is thinner than a down jacket — and just as warm

AI consciousness: scientists say we urgently need answers

Vaccines reduce the risk of long COVID in children

Disproportionate declines of formerly abundant species underlie insect loss

Daily briefing: Criticism hits nematode cancer tests

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How a surge in organized crime threatens the Amazon

Reindeer can activate sleep mode while eating

Will superintelligent AI sneak up on us? New study offers reassurance

Citations show gender bias — and the reasons are surprising

Polar bear fur-inspired sweater is thinner than a down jacket — and just as warm

AI consciousness: scientists say we urgently need answers

This GPT-powered robot chemist designs reactions and makes drugs — on its own

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Neutrino secrets could be revealed by Earth’s atmosphere

Contact-tracing app predicts risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission

2D materials ratchet up biorealism in computing

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Large language models direct automated chemistry laboratory

‘Explainable’ AI identifies a new class of antibiotics

Atomic electron tomography reveals chemical order in medium- and high-entropy alloys

Mysterious ultraslow and ordered activity observed in the cortex

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Global population profile of tropical cyclone exposure from 2002 to 2019

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