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How raising an eyebrow aided human evolution

Theabilitytoraiseaneyebrowindistrustortofurrowitinsympathymayhavegivenourspeciesanevolutionaryedge,researchersinBritainsaidMonday.Highlymobileeyebrowsgavehumans

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Tech gurus race to realize telepathy

Onemorninginanot-too-distantfuture,you’rereadinganewsarticlesuspendedintheairwithyournano-wafercontactswhileonthewaytoworkinadriverlessflyingtaxi.Suddenly,yourw

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Clever wild birds share intelligence gene with human

ACanadianteamfoundseveralbraingenesthatmakewildbirdsclevererthanothersatforagingforfoodarelinkedwiththosemakinghumansintelligent,whichprovidesaninsightintotheev

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Pigeons no mere 'bird brains': study

Pigeonsmaybesmarterthanyouthink.AstudyoutMondayinthejournalCurrentBiologyfoundthatpigeonsareabletojudgetimeandspace,muchthewayhumansandapescan.Thereportisthelat

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H7N9 virus mutation poses increased threat: scientists

ChinesescientistsstudyingtheevolutionofH7N9influenzaviruseshavefoundthatmutationsofthevirusposeincreasedthreatstohumans.ThefindingswerepublishedonthewebsiteCell

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Scientists find blood molecule that attracts wolves, repels humans

ThefaintestwhiffofamoleculefrommammalbloodknownasE2Dsendssomeanimalsintoapredatoryfrenzybutfrightensothers–includingpeople–intoretreat,scientistshavediscovered.

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Cows' immunity to HIV gives hope of finding cure

AnewstudybyUSscientistshasshownthatcowshavea"remarkable"abilitytoneutralizetheHIVvirus,afindinghailedbyresearchersas"asignificantstepforward"thatmayofferinsight

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Robots debate future of humans at Hong Kong's RISE tech conference

Itwasaspookysight:twolifelikedisembodiedrobottorsosdiscussingtheprosandconsofhumansinfrontofanervouslytitteringaudienceinHongKongWednesday.Artificialintelligenc

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Study shows cats domesticated themselves

It was not our decision to domesticate cats. We simply gave the felines some time to decide whether they wanted to be trapped with us in the big boxes we call their home.

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Study shows cats domesticated themselves

Itwasnotourdecisiontodomesticatecats.Wesimplygavethefelinessometimetodecidewhethertheywantedtobetrappedwithusinthebigboxeswecalltheirhome.Catslivedalongsidehuma

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OpenAI’s new system lets you train robots entirely in VR

ElonMusk'sartificialintelligenceplatformOpenAIintroducedanewprogramtotrainrobotsentirelyinsimulation.Nowthey'veaddedanewalgorithm,namedone-shotimitationlearning

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Australian archaeologists find giant rat fossils in East Timor

​Archaeologists with the Australian National University (ANU) have discovered fossils of seven giant rat species on East Timor, with the largest up to 10 times the size of modern rats, the university announced on Friday.