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Data centres may soon burn as much extra gas as California uses daily

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 21:00:32 +0000

In support of their AI ambitions, tech companies are rapidly expanding US data centres, and this growth is on track to significantly increase US gas demand by 2030

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One in 20 new Wikipedia pages seem to be written with the help of AI

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 12:55:43 +0000

Just under 5 per cent of the Wikipedia pages in English that have been published since ChatGPT's release seem to include AI-written content

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Bird flu was found in a US pig – does that raise the risk for humans?

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 20:21:36 +0000

A bird flu virus that has been circulating in dairy cattle for months has now been found in a pig in the US for the first time, raising the risk of the virus evolving to become more dangerous to people

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More people are living with pain today than before covid emerged

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 17:28:00 +0000

Chronic pain has increased among adults in the US since 2019, which could be due to a rise in sedentary lifestyles or reduced access to healthcare amid covid-19 restrictions

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Bird flu antibodies found in dairy workers in Michigan and Colorado

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:10:40 +0000

Blood tests have shown that about 7 per cent of workers on dairy farms that had H5N1 outbreaks had antibodies against the disease

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Why hairy animals shake themselves dry

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:00:44 +0000

The brain pathway that causes hairy mammals like mice and dogs to shake themselves dry appears to have more to do with pressure than temperature

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AI helps robot dogs navigate the real world

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 19:00:46 +0000

Four-legged robot dogs learned to perform new tricks by practising in a virtual platform that mimics real-world obstacles – a possible shortcut for training robots faster and more accurately

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Audio AIs are trained on data full of bias and offensive language

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:29:39 +0000

Seven major datasets used to train audio-generating AI models are three times more likely to use the words "man" or "men" than "woman" or "women", raising fears of bias

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Ancient Herculaneum scroll piece revealed by AI – here's what it says

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Mon, 05 Feb 2024 22:00:12 +0000

A Greek philosopher’s musings on pleasure, contained in ancient papyrus scrolls buried by Mount Vesuvius’s eruption 2000 years ago, have been rediscovered with the help of AI

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Ukraine may have been first part of Europe colonised by early humans

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:00:56 +0000

Korolevo, a site in Ukraine where early humans made stone tools, has been dated to 1.4 million years ago, suggesting early humans moved from Ukraine into the rest of Europe

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Human brains have been mysteriously preserved for thousands of years

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:01:29 +0000

Intact human brains 12,000 years old or more have been found in unexpected places such as shipwrecks and waterlogged graves, but it is unclear what preserved them

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Britain saw centuries of economic growth under Roman rule

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Fri, 05 Jul 2024 20:00:58 +0100

The technologies introduced by the Romans after they conquered Britain led to the kind of economic growth seen in the industrial age

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

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Mon, 08 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0100

Recent fossil finds suggest that big brains weren't an evolutionary asset to our ancestors but evolved by accident – and are likely to shrink again in the near future

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Why the amazing Altamura Man fossil remains a mystery

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 12:00:46 +0100

A Neanderthal skeleton was discovered encased in rock in an Italian cave 30 years ago, but it hasn’t been studied much due to a long-running impasse about how to safely excavate it

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Cocaine in mummified brains reveals when Europeans first used the drug

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Tue, 20 Aug 2024 13:00:17 +0100

The use of cocaine only took off in Europe during the 19th century, after the drug was chemically isolated from coca leaves, but new evidence suggests much earlier use

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AI discovers hundreds of ancient Nazca drawings in Peruvian desert

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 21:00:52 +0100

Archaeologists have used AI to discover hundreds of large-scale drawings depicting figures like llamas, decapitated human heads and killer whales armed with knives

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Gravity may explain why Neanderthals failed to adopt advanced weaponry

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 19:00:32 +0100

Spear-throwing tools called atlatls allow humans to launch projectiles over great distances, but Neanderthals apparently never used them – and an experiment involving a 9-metre-tall platform may explain why

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The archaeologist fighting claims about an advanced lost civilisation

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0100

Netflix’s Ancient Apocalypse peddles the idea that we have overlooked an extraordinary ancient civilisation. Flint Dibble explains why that is wrong, and why real archaeology is more exciting

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Many Iron Age swords may be tainted by modern forgery

By www.newscientist.com
Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 18:00:39 +0100

Ancient weaponsmiths combined bronze and iron to fashion swords during the early Iron Age – but modern forgers glue together elements from different weapons, making it difficult for researchers to study the ancient technology

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Mandatory COVID-19 Tests Lifted for Vaccinated Travelers to Britain

By www.medicinenet.com
Published On :: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:00:00 PDT

Title: Mandatory COVID-19 Tests Lifted for Vaccinated Travelers to Britain
Category: Health News
Created: 2/11/2022 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/14/2022 12:00:00 AM

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How Do You Get Rid of Airplane Ears?

By www.medicinenet.com
Published On :: Mon, 28 Feb 2022 00:00:00 PDT

Title: How Do You Get Rid of Airplane Ears?
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 11/30/2021 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/28/2022 12:00:00 AM

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Asthma, Allergies Raise Heart Risks, Too

By www.medicinenet.com
Published On :: Wed, 18 May 2022 00:00:00 PDT

Title: Asthma, Allergies Raise Heart Risks, Too
Category: Health News
Created: 5/18/2022 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/18/2022 12:00:00 AM

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Neighborhood Factors Could Raise Your Child's Odds for Asthma

By www.medicinenet.com
Published On :: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 00:00:00 PDT

Title: Neighborhood Factors Could Raise Your Child's Odds for Asthma
Category: Health News
Created: 7/25/2022 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/25/2022 12:00:00 AM

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Can Certain Foods Affect Your Thyroid?

By www.medicinenet.com
Published On :: Thu, 2 Jun 2022 00:00:00 PDT

Title: Can Certain Foods Affect Your Thyroid?
Category: Health and Living
Created: 6/2/2022 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/2/2022 12:00:00 AM

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Do Certain Foods Affect Your Thyroid?

By www.medicinenet.com
Published On :: Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:00:00 PDT

Title: Do Certain Foods Affect Your Thyroid?
Category: Health and Living
Created: 6/24/2022 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/24/2022 12:00:00 AM

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Thyroid Trouble May Raise Dementia Risks

By www.medicinenet.com
Published On :: Mon, 18 Jul 2022 00:00:00 PDT

Title: Thyroid Trouble May Raise Dementia Risks
Category: Health News
Created: 7/18/2022 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/18/2022 12:00:00 AM

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