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The Greek word for purple, extracted from a Herculaneum scroll

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Student uses AI to decipher word in ancient scroll from Herculaneum

A computer science student has discovered the first decipherable word in unopened scrolls from Herculaneum, an ancient Roman town buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius

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Early humans lived in Ethiopian highlands 2 million years ago

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A smartwatch

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Energy-efficient transistor could allow smartwatches to use AI

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The desire for legacy is a mental glitch but we can use it for good

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The desire for legacy is a mental glitch but we can use it for good

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AI can detect if you have recently smoked cannabis

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AI could diagnose sleep apnoea by watching you slumber at home

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We now know how many cells there are in the human body

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Why the ancient hominins of Asia are so mysterious

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Male cockatoos make customised drumsticks for their mating displays

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Disinformation wars: The fight against fake news in the age of AI

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Disinformation wars: The fight against fake news in the age of AI

Researchers and governments are finally battling back against the deluge of false information online, just as artificial intelligence threatens to supercharge the problem

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Mysterious ancient stones were deliberately made into spheres

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Our ultra-mobile arm joints may have evolved for climbing down trees

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GPT-4 wins chatbot lawyer contest – but is still not as good as humans

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AI generates video game levels and characters from text prompts

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