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A rat brain (red) with a grafted human brain organoid (green)

Health

Human neurons implanted into a rat’s brain respond to flashing lights

Lab-grown neurons were transplanted into the brains of rats with damaged visual cortexes. After two months, the neurons responded when the rats saw flashing lights

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A woman singing while standing on a couch

Technology

Google AI generates musical backing tracks to accompany singers

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A swarm of drones in the sky

Technology

US military plan to create huge autonomous drone swarms sparks concern

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Rangers in protective clothing collect dead birds on a beach

Life

Should we be worried about bird flu spreading to mammals?

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A drone using echolocation to map its surroundings

Technology

Flying robot echolocates like a bat to avoid banging into walls

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A woman seeking treatment for chronic back pain

Health

Antidepressants mostly can’t treat chronic pain, despite wide use

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Excavations at Heath Wood in England

Humans

Vikings brought horses and dogs to England, cremated bones confirm

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Straight-tusked elephant bones hint at routine hunting and butchering by Neanderthals

Humans

Neanderthals hunted enormous elephants that fed 100 people for a month

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Tweets from people in San Francisco, California, suggest that they feel disgusted in hardware stores, second only to real estate agent offices

Technology

Tweets reveal hardware stores cause disgust but hostels bring joy

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Technology

We need to accept that deepfakes are here to stay in film and TV

Last week saw the launch of Deep Fake Neighbour Wars, the first ever deepfake comedy. We need to start talking about the legal and ethical implications of this technology, says 51动漫's television columnist Bethan Ackerley

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Physics

Why the most important topic in physics could be statistical mechanics

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Health

We must not lose the interest in immune health that covid-19 spurred

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Humans

Ancient Egyptians used exotic oils from distant lands to make mummies

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Life

Putting solar panels in grazing fields is good for sheep

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