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From deep learning to voice cloning, studios can now digitally recreate deceased performers for new roles. The technology raises profound questions about consent, labor rights, and how we remember the dead.
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Coral bleaching occurs when rising ocean temperatures break the symbiotic bond between corals and the algae that feed them, turning reefs white and th...
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The world's largest hot desert was once a lush landscape of lakes, rivers, and grasslands. Scientists call this era the African Humid Period, and new...
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Bacteria swap resistance genes through horizontal gene transfer—conjugation, transduction, and transformation—spreading drug-proof traits across speci...
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Artificial intelligence is reshaping how new medicines are found, compressing timelines from over a decade to as little as 18 months and boosting earl...
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Scientists have debated whether Mars once held a vast northern ocean for nearly four decades. New geological evidence, including a continental shelf '...
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The Antikythera mechanism, a 2,100-year-old Greek device recovered from a shipwreck, used dozens of interlocking bronze gears to predict eclipses, tra...
Technology
Lithium powers every rechargeable device and electric vehicle on the planet, yet most people have no idea how it reaches a battery. This explainer bre...
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FGF21 is a natural hormone that boosts metabolism, curbs sugar cravings, and may offer a new approach to treating obesity and liver disease—distinct f...
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Surging glaciers can accelerate to 100 times their normal speed, damming rivers, triggering catastrophic floods, and destroying infrastructure. Here i...
Culture
A papal conclave is the centuries-old secret process by which Catholic cardinals elect a new pope, locked inside the Sistine Chapel until white smoke...
Technology
Over 80% of Amazon purchases flow through a single button. Here's how the Buy Box algorithm picks winners, why pricing and fulfillment matter, and wha...
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