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AI can predict tipping points for systems from forests to power grids

Combining two neural networks has helped researchers predict potentially disastrous collapses in complex systems, such as financial crashes or power blackouts

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Sea slugs discovered working together to hunt in packs

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Why did humans evolve big brains? A new idea bodes ill for our future

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Why did humans evolve big brains? A new idea bodes ill for our future

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Average facial temperatures of 50-60-year old women ageing slowly (left), as predicted (middle) or fast (right)

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The temperature of your face could help diagnose medical conditions

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The hacker turned politician using digital tech to reimagine democracy

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The hacker turned politician using digital tech to reimagine democracy

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AI can identify the most brilliant and entertaining chess moves

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$1m prize for AI that can solve puzzles that are simple for humans

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$1m prize for AI that can solve puzzles that are simple for humans

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AI can turn text into sign language – but it’s often unintelligible

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Driverless cars are mostly safer than humans – but worse at turns

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Elephants seem to invent names for each other

An analysis of their vocalisations suggests that African savannah elephants invent names for each other, making them the only animals other than humans thought to do so

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Can Google fix its disastrous new AI search tool?

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Hungry deer may have driven tiny plant evolution on Japanese island

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Don't forget birds and bats when renovating or building new homes

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Ants learn faster on caffeine

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