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BAHTKK Greater bilby, Macrotis lagotis scavenging at night. Image shot 03/2009. Exact date unknown.

Environment

Australia’s bilbies and bettongs bounce back in predator-free areas

Conservationists are reintroducing threatened mammals to their former ranges with fences to keep out cats and foxes

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Archerfish

Life

Archerfish prove they can count by spitting at computer screens

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Eurasian Jay in the wild

Mind

Meet the scientists who perform magic tricks on birds

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elephant

Life

Young male elephants rein in aggression if older males are nearby

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dog

Life

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

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Domestic turkey

Life

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

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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

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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

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What is an algorithm?

Definition

Algorithms

Originally a way of solving complicated equations with moving variables, the modern definition of an algorithm is morphing

Life

Stones smashed by horses can be mistaken for ancient human tools

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Life

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

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Technology

Our global agreement on AI could reduce bias and surveillance

Comment

Technology

AI has learned to read the time on an analogue clock

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