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Heavy metal poisoning may be changing birds’ personalities

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Heavy metal poisoning may be changing birds’ personalities

Great tits exposed to toxic metals like cadmium and lead alter their behaviour, becoming less exploratory and more cautious, suggesting their personalities have been reshaped

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Computers that calculate with light could make superfast AI

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Computers that calculate with light could make superfast AI

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Technology

Earthquake AI makes it easier to predict devastation of strikes

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Our ancestors mated with the mystery 'Denisovan' people – twice

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Our ancestors mated with the mystery 'Denisovan' people – twice

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Technology

8 hilarious ways AI has outsmarted us to get the job done

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Technology

Face-faking AI isn't just for porn – it will change the world

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Health

The Genius Within: How to be smart in the 21st century

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Technology

AI drones are controlling self-driving diggers on building sites

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A person's brain and DNA

Humans

Found: more than 500 genes that are linked to intelligence

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Technology

We need to be mindful as we develop thought-reading tech

Mass thought control may not be on the cards just yet, but mind-reading tech is developing fast. We need to be prepared

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Puppy smart toy reveals who'll be a good guide dog

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How ¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵ readers predicted the Oscar winners

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Automated dance teacher tells you when your moves are wrong

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Mind-reading AI uses brain scans to guess what you're looking at

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