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When Will AI Be Created?
Human-level AI (HLAI) appears to be the topic of the week. Kevin Drum at Mother Jones thinks AIs will...
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Overview
Astronauts who have seen the Earth from space have often described the ‘overview effect’ as an experience that has...
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Beloved Immortals: Science, Miracles and ‘Jellyfish Time’
What is biological immortality? To be fair, it’s not the promise of a paradisiacal garden. Neither is it the...
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Andean Glaciers Melting at Unprecedented Rates
Climate change has shrunk Andean glaciers between 30 and 50% since the 1970s and could melt many of them...
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Will the First True ‘Alien Earth’ Be Found in 2013?
The first truly Earth-like alien planet is likely to be spotted next year, an epic discovery that would cause...
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Erratic Environment May Be Key to Human Evolution
At Olduvai Gorge in northern Tanzania, where excavations helped to confirm Africa was the cradle of humanity, scientists now...
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Deforestation in Amazon Is Bad News for Microbes
Scientists have found that deforestation not only affects the diversity of plants and animals, but is bad news for...
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New Map Updates Our Fundamental Understanding of Life on Earth
A new map that divides the world’s vertebrates into 11 biogeographic realms is the biggest update to a 19th century version, and...