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Google claims it's been able to simulate 'self-replicating' digital life, but its 'primordial soup' needs a pinch of salt

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Humorous Comics By Tom Gauld For All The Book And Science Lovers Out There (35 New Pics)

Tom Gauld is a talented cartoonist and illustrator whose work combines humor with a touch of philosophy. The post Humorous Comics By Tom Gauld For All The Book And Science Lovers Out There (35 New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Multiple governments around the world have secretly agreed to restrict the export of quantum computers

The move has stumped the scientific community as there's no obvious reason for it.

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Mysterious quantum computing restrictions spread across multiple nations — UK cites national security risks and refuses to elaborate

Four EU states have all issued identical bans on the export of quantum computers with more than 34 qubits and error rates below a certain threshold. The nature of the bans is a mystery, with states declining to elaborate per national security concerns.

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50,000-year-old Neanderthal bones harbor oldest-known human viruses

A new analysis of two skeletons suggests that three modern human viruses infected Neanderthals around 50,000 years ago.

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80% Of Lightning Occurs Over The Land, But The Most Extreme Lightning Happens Over The Ocean

A new class of extreme compact storms that were previously under-appreciated showed that densest lightning occur over the ocean, not land. The post 80% Of Lightning Occurs Over The Land, But The Most Extreme Lightning Happens Over The Ocean first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Scientists Discover Four New Octopus Species, And The Images Are Otherworldly

Octopuses are so tenta-cool! The post Scientists Discover Four New Octopus Species, And The Images Are Otherworldly first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Drug prevents fentanyl overdose for a month in monkeys

An early study in monkeys suggests that an antibody therapy could prevent fentanyl overdose.

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Flu kills hundreds of elephant seals

“If the virus reaches those populations, they are in threat of extinction," one expert told New Scientist

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The sun may be smaller than we thought

New calculations suggest the sun is a few fractions of a percent smaller than previously estimated, and that could change how we study it.

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Did you solve it? Puzzles you can do in the pub

The answers to today’s bam-booze-lers

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What is the vagus nerve? Research shows stimulation could treat a range of conditions

Vagus comes from the Latin for ‘wandering’, reflecting its nearly 160,000 fibres that run through the body.

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‘Cold tongue’: what the Pacific Ocean cool patch mystery says about climate change

A thin stretch of the eastern Pacific Ocean has been getting colder for the past 30 years, defying the broad global trend and baffling scientists.

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What is the science behind déjà vu?

Déjà vu, the feeling of having experienced something before, is very common, but why does it happen?

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Donald Trump, the Pope and the disruptive power of AI images

Deepfake images of Donald Trump being arrested and the Pope in a puffer jacket have sparked concern that we could be at a tipping point in being able to distinguish whether something posted online is real or not.

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Tom Phillips obituary

Painter, printmaker and collagist known for his extraordinary breadth of involvement in the arts

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‘Death? I can’t wait for the adventure!’ Most Haunted’s Yvette Fielding on ghosts, sceptics and the afterlife

The woman who made her name screaming on a rollercoaster in Blue Peter has spent the past two decades screaming for the cameras in spooky castles. She talks about friendly phantoms, doubtful comedians and her mission to terrify the next generation

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Fate of Amazon rests on Brazil election, say experts

Further destruction under Bolsonaro could push vital rainforest past irreversible tipping point

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Lord Rothermere takes over as chief executive of Daily Mail owner

Paul Zwillenberg steps aside for chairman, who is great-grandson of paper’s founder, Harold Harmsworth

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Science Has Officially Figured Out What Squirt Juice Actually Is So We Can All Cum In Peace Now

More hotties in STEM I say.

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A new report casts serious doubt on the whole serotonin = happiness thing

But please don’t stop taking your SSRIs just yet.

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Stunning Community Gardens In Each Capital City To Meet Cute Strangers Their Carrots

You know what's even better than touching grass? Planting herbs, fruits and vegetables in a community garden, and seeing those babies grow.

Benzinga

Medical Marijuana Eases Chronic Pain But Only With High Levels Of THC, Not CBD, Researchers Conclude

Some orally ingested cannabis products can provide short-term relief of chronic pain, according to one of the largest-ever reviews of studies on marijuana use for this purpose. Products with high ratios of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) to cannabidiol (CBD) seem to offer the most significant pain reduction, reported the New Scientist.

The Hindu

Researchers share draft genome sequences of monkeypox virus

The draft genome indicates that the virus circulating outside Africa belongs to the West African clade

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