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Octopuses edit their own genetic code to adapt to colder water

When the temperature drops, octopuses recode their RNA in thousands of places to alter the proteins made in their nerve cells

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Smoke from wildfires in Canada has reached several cities, including New York

Environment

How long will the wildfire smoke last and is it bad for your health?

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Environment

Turbulence on flights is getting worse because of climate change

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NimbRo avatar robot plays chess
Technology

We test real-world robot avatars used in security and nuclear repair

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Photo of a young pregnant woman getting ready in the bathroom for the upcoming day; the daily routine of an expectant mother.

Health

We finally know what causes morning sickness during pregnancy

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Earth

Kīlauea volcano: Watch live footage of the eruption in Hawaii

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Environment

‘Doomsday’ glacier in Antarctica isn’t as vulnerable as feared

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Two year old English springer spaniel, Freya, has been trained to detect great crested newts

Life

Newt-sniffing dog called Freya is helping to locate elusive amphibians

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Technology

Is it ethical to use complex mini-brains for artificial intelligence?

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2PNYT3G Warsaw, Poland. 21st Apr, 2023. The Bluesky social media app logo is seen on a mobile device in this photo illustration in Warsaw, Poland on 21 April, 2023. Founder Jack Dorsey of twitter has released the Bluesky application on Android. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/Sipa USA) Credit: Sipa US/Alamy Live News

Technology

Bluesky is just another Twitter clone and that isn’t a good thing

The much hyped social media app Bluesky is meant to be doing things differently, but can its approach to content moderation really build a new social sphere, asks Annalee Newitz

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Environment

We need to go beyond net zero to reverse catastrophic climate damage

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Technology

DeepMind AI’s new way to sort objects could speed up global computing

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Earth

Dried-up lake may explain why California is ‘overdue’ major earthquake

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Life

1.6-billion-year-old steroids may be traces of earliest complex life

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