A trumpet-shaped, single-celled organism seems able to predict one thing will follow another, hinting that such associative learning emerged long before multicellular nervous systems ...

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Two popular quantum computing algorithms for problems in chemistry may have very limited use even as quantum hardware ...

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Jake Moore, Crime Enthusiast and Global Cybersecurity Advisor for ESET, brings a unique edge to the digital security realm. With a 14-year background in a UK police force specialising in Digital ...

Fentanyl-related overdose deaths fell by nearly 30 per cent in the space of a year in the US, which could represent a ...

Toys powered by AI show a worrying lack of emotional understanding. But we need to understand the risks and benefits of the technology so the industry can be regulated, not outright banned ...

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Strong magnets tend to be large and power-hungry, but a new design has produced a powerful magnet that fits in the palm of ...

Teenagers are being bombarded with highly targeted commercial content on TikTok, despite an EU law that prohibits profiling ...

Deep canyons in the Andes are the perfect location to catch the most energetic particles in the universe. Carlos ...