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Wild orangutans show communication complexity thought to be uniquely human

In groundbreaking work from The University of Warwick, researchers have found that wild orangutans vocalise with a layered complexity previously…

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AI overconfidence mirrors human brain condition

Agents, chatbots and other tools based on artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly used in everyday life by many. So-called large…

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Dexterity and climbing ability: how ancient human relatives used their hands

Scientists have found new evidence for how our fossil human relatives in South Africa may have used their hands. Research…

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‘Loop’hole: HIV-1 hijacks human immune cells using circular RNAs

In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers from Florida Atlantic University's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine have identified a never-before-seen mechanism…

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Paul: Qatar jet not good idea, could cloud US ability 'to judge their human rights record'

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he doesn't think it's a good idea for President Trump to accept a luxury Boeing jet from Qatar…

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This parasite rips apart human cells and wears them as disguises

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Entamoeba histolytica is a particularly tenacious…

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People Who Perform Autopsies Are Sharing The Weirdest Anomalies They’ve Found, And The Human Body Is A Wild — And Terrifying — Place

You'd think after seeing hundreds of bodies, nothing would surprise people who do autopsies for a living — but sometimes,…

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Antibiotics from human use are contaminating rivers worldwide, study shows

Millions of kilometres of rivers around the world are carrying antibiotic pollution at levels high enough to promote drug resistance…

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Novel, needle-free, live-attenuated influenza vaccines with broad protection against human and avian virus subtypes

A research team led by the School of Public Health in the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong…

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Can frisky flies save human lives?

When fruit flies are infected with the Wolbachia bacteria, their sex lives — and ability to reproduce — change dramatically.…

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