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An extinct sofa-sized turtle may have lived alongside humans

As little as 9,000 years ago, a sofa-sized turtle paddled around the Brazilian Amazon. The finding, based on a fossilized…

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Humans spread more viruses to other animals than they give to us

Some zoo animals have caught SARS-CoV-2 from humans Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Animals such as rats are often regarded as disease carriers.…

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AI learned how to sway humans by watching a cooperative cooking game

If you’ve ever cooked a complex meal with someone, you know the level of coordination required. Someone dices this, someone…

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Ancient campsite may show how humans survived Toba volcano super-eruption

An archaeological site in the lowlands of Ethiopia where ancient humans lived 74,000 years ago John Kappelman An campsite in…

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New technique helps AI tell when humans are lying

Researchers have developed a new training tool to help artificial intelligence (AI) programs better account for the fact that humans…

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AI outperforms humans in standardized tests of creative potential

Score another one for artificial intelligence. In a recent study, 151 human participants were pitted against ChatGPT-4 in three tests…

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EU agencies reveal latest data on antimicrobial resistance in humans

Updated data in Europe shows resistance to commonly used antimicrobials was frequent in Salmonella and Campylobacter isolates from humans.  The European Food Safety Authority…

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A genetic parasite may explain why humans and other apes lack tails

A genetic parasite may have robbed humans and other apes of their tails. Around 25 million years ago, this parasite,…

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Copies of antibiotic resistance genes greatly elevated in humans and livestock

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have uncovered a key link between the spread of antibiotic resistance genes and the evolution…

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Wise Animals review: Exploring the entwined worlds of humans and tech

Every part of our lives is a result of humans co-evolving with tech Shutterstock/interstid Wise AnimalsTom Chatfield (Pan Macmillan) IN 1770, inventor…

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