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Mystery of why humans walk upright may be explained by surprise fossil

We thought that walking on all fours like a gorilla is more primitive than walking on two legs as humans do. But new fossils suggest even very ancient apes walked upright

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The 4 ingredients to create consciousness could explain our own minds

Technology

The 4 ingredients to create consciousness could explain our own minds

Leader

Ad Astra: Pirates and space monkeys can't save dull space psychodrama

Space

Ad Astra: Pirates and space monkeys can't save dull space psychodrama

Culture

OpenAI's bots are playing hide and seek

Technology

AI learns to defy the laws of physics to win at hide-and-seek

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European populations have accumulated many mutations

Humans

Europeans have steadily accumulated mutations for thousands of years

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UK court backs police use of face recognition, but fight isn't over

Technology

UK court backs police use of face recognition, but fight isn't over

Analysis

A cctv camera

Technology

AIs that deblur faces could make people on CCTV easier to identify

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The cranium was discovered in Ethiopia

Humans

We've finally found a skull from one of our most important ancestors

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Mind meld: Artificial intelligence is improving the way humans think

Technology

Mind meld: Artificial intelligence is improving the way humans think

Features

How walking helped humans take over the planet

Humans

How walking helped humans take over the planet

We are all fitter for a good walk – and we become smarter just by standing up. In fact, says a new book, the act of walking helped humans colonise a whole planet

Culture

Technology

The US Army is developing AI missiles that find their own targets

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Technology

AI learns to predict the outcomes of human rights court cases

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Technology

The hardest thing about robots? Teaching them to cope with us

Regulars

Life

Macaques really can use logical reasoning to solve puzzles

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