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Humans

Early humans lived in Ethiopian highlands 2 million years ago

A child’s jawbone found in Ethiopia is one of the earliest fossils identified as Homo erectus, and shows ancient hominins settled in high-altitude areas

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A smartwatch

Technology

Energy-efficient transistor could allow smartwatches to use AI

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The desire for legacy is a mental glitch but we can use it for good

Humans

The desire for legacy is a mental glitch but we can use it for good

Features

Technology

AI can detect if you have recently smoked cannabis

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Health

AI could diagnose sleep apnoea by watching you slumber at home

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Health

We now know how many cells there are in the human body

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Humans

Why the ancient hominins of Asia are so mysterious

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Life

Male cockatoos make customised drumsticks for their mating displays

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Disinformation wars: The fight against fake news in the age of AI

Society

Disinformation wars: The fight against fake news in the age of AI

Features

The limestone spheroids of 'Ubeidiya

Humans

Mysterious ancient stones were deliberately made into spheres

Stone balls found at a site used by early humans about 1.4 million years ago didn’t become round after being used as hammers, but were intentionally knapped into spheres

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Life

Our ultra-mobile arm joints may have evolved for climbing down trees

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Technology

GPT-4 wins chatbot lawyer contest – but is still not as good as humans

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Technology

AI generates video game levels and characters from text prompts

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Comment

The best new science fiction books of September 2023

Culture

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