AI versus the brain and the race for general intelligence
But most of these predictions are coming from people working in companies with a commercial…
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An small microbial ecosystem has formed on the International Space Station
“One of the more similar environments to the ISS was in the isolation dorms on…
Did the snowball Earth give complex life a boost?
Life is complex But when new minerals made their way to the water, what did…
Posted inBiology bioluminescence birds
Flashy exotic birds can actually glow in the dark
Found in the forests of Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and Eastern Australia, birds of paradise…
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Study: Cuttlefish adapt camouflage displays when hunting prey
Crafty cuttlefish employ several different camouflaging displays while hunting their prey, according to a new…
Posted inAI biochemistry Biology
AI used to design a multi-step enzyme that can digest some plastics
And it worked. Repeating the same process with an added PLACER screening step boosted the…
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If it moves, it’s probably alive: Searching for life on other planets
The search for extraterrestrial life has always been a key motivator of space exploration. But…
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Parrots struggle when told to do something other than mimic their peers
There have been many studies on the capability of non-human animals to mimic transitive actions—actions…
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Bonobos recognize when humans are ignorant, try to help
A lot of human society requires what's called a "theory of mind"—the ability to infer…
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Let us spray: River dolphins launch pee streams into air
According to Amazonian folklore, the area's male river dolphins are shapeshifters (encantade), transforming at night…