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'Foolhardy at best, and deceptive and dangerous at worst': Don't believe the hype — here's why artificial general intelligence isn't what the billionaires tell you it is

"Unfortunately, the goal of creating artificial general intelligence isn’t just a project that lives as a hypothetical in scientific papers. There’s real money invested in this work, much of it coming from venture capitalists."

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Australian 'trash parrots' have now developed a local 'drinking tradition'

Wild cockatoos in Western Sydney have learned to drink from water fountains — choosing to drink from them even if they have to queue.

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Weed may be bad for your heart, whether you smoke or consume edibles

Smoking cannabis and consuming THC edibles are both linked to impaired blood vessel dilation, possibly through separate mechanisms, a study finds.

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NASA spacecraft finds solar 'cannonballs' may have stripped Mars of its water — proving decades-old theory

After nearly a decade in orbit, NASA's MAVEN spacecraft has, for the first time, directly observed the process that scientists had long suspected was responsible for stripping Mars of its atmosphere.

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Facing steep funding cuts, scientists propose using black holes as particle colliders instead of building new ones on Earth

New calculations have revealed that the super-energetic jets produced by spinning black holes could be a source for elusive dark matter particles.

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Mount Etna eruption in images: See Europe's largest active volcano blow from different angles

The latest Mount Etna eruption triggered an avalanche of volcanic material and sent ash miles into the air. Spectacular photos and videos capture the eruption of Europe's largest active volcano.

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Braided gold Viking arm-ring discovered by amateur metal detectorist on Isle of Man

Around 1,000 years ago, this Viking Age arm-ring from the Isle of Man was likely used not only to display its owner's wealth but also to serve as currency in financial transactions.

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The mysterious hill in Sudan that looks like 'landlocked lips' — Earth from space

A 2012 Google Earth photo captured a hill formation in Sudan that bears a striking resemblance to human lips. Not much is known about the unusual landmark, but researchers have guessed how it formed.

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Mysterious 'mega-tsunamis' that shook the entire world for 9 days revealed by satellite

A new satellite has captured the first direct evidence of a mysterious nine-day seismic signal that shook the world in 2023.

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Blue-eyed 'Ice Prince' toddler was buried with a sword and a piglet 1,350 years ago in Bavaria

The "Ice Prince" burial sheds light on a toddler from a wealthy family who lived around 1,350 years ago in Bavaria, Germany.

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'Strawberry Moon' 2025: June's full moon is about to break an annual record

June's full 'Strawberry Moon' will be at its fullest on Wednesday, June 11, but the best time to see it will be at dusk on Tuesday, June 10.

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Cats recognize familiar BO and can spot strangers from the stink of their armpits and toes

Researchers have found that cats spend longer sniffing a stranger's odor than their owner's odor, suggesting they can distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar humans from scent alone.

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'It's like trying to grow a tree in an oven': Gold mining is sucking the Amazon rainforest dry

Gold mining in the Amazon removes so much water from the ground that it's too hot and dry for seedlings to survive.

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WATCH Mount Etna erupt: Europe's largest volcano blows as tourists scramble to safety

Italy's Mount Etna has erupted in spectacular fashion, sending ash, gas, and other volcanic material high into the sky above Sicily. Watch footage of the eruption.

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Replika AI chatbot is sexually harassing users, including minors, new study claims

User reviews of Replika, a popular AI companion, report they had been victims of sexual harassment. And some of those users claim to be minors, according to a new study.

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Florida bobcat bites the head off of 13-foot Burmese python in the Everglades

Wildlife experts believe that predators native to the Everglades are beginning to fight back against the invasive species of snake.

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Prosciutto di Portici: A portable sundial that looks like a pork leg — and it was likely owned by Julius Caesar's father-in-law before Mount Vesuvius erupted

This small bronze sundial was a portable way of telling time, but it may have made you hungry.

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How are you able to read words without vowels?

The human brain can make sense of sentences — even when the vowels are missing.

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Avast, matey! 5 of the biggest pirate hauls in history

Take a look at five of the biggest treasures that pirates have ever plundered.

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Can adults grow new brain cells?

Scientists are still debating whether the human brain is capable of growing new cells past childhood.

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Space photo of the week: Pink 'raindrops' on the sun captured in greatest detail ever

Solar scientists have unveiled spectacular new images of plasma "rain" in the sun's corona using adaptive optics.

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What's the difference between a leopard and a jaguar?

Look closely at the spots to tell leopards from jaguars: there's a subtle clue.

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Great eared nightjar: The 'baby dragon' bird that lays its eggs on the floor

Great eared nightjars live on the forest floor, remaining motionless throughout the day, camouflaged among leaf litter and tree stumps.

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Infamous 'neutron lifetime puzzle' may finally have a solution — but it involves invisible atoms

A type of hydrogen that doesn't interact with light could explain how long neutrons live and reveal the identity of the universe's dark matter, according to a new theory.

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Why isn’t an atom’s nucleus round?

The nuclei of atoms are often portrayed as round in textbooks, but it turns out they're rarely spherical.

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