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The neural circuit that can make it hard to start a difficult task
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AIs are biased toward some Indian castes — how can researchers fix this?
Caste in India divides people into hereditary groups.Credit: Nasir Kachroo/NurPhoto via Getty
Popular artificial-intelligence (AI) models often reproduce harmful stereotypes about Indian castes, find several studies that used specific tools…
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US scientists push back as Trump eyes Greenland
Greenland is a major place of climate research.Credit: Lukasz Larsson Warzecha/Getty
In the aftermath of the US military’s action to remove Nicolás Maduro, the president of Venezuela, on 3 January, US President Donald Trump has reiterated that…
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Student mental health is in crisis — here’s how to help
Managing relationships, finances, time and healthy choices can be distressing for students.Credit: Getty
A mental-health emergency is brewing at universities across the world. Anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation and self-harm have all…
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Same-sex sexual behaviour can help primates to survive — and reproduce
In golden snub-nosed monkeys, sexual interactions between individuals of the same sex seem to fortify social bonds. Credit: Thomas Marent/Nature Picture Library
Same-sex sexual behaviour is part of the normal social life of some primates and…
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Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales on trust and optimism
The Seven Rules of Trust: Why It Is Today’s Most Essential Superpower Jimmy Wales Bloomsbury (2025)
Jimmy Wales, an Internet entrepreneur from Huntsville, Alabama, now based in London, is best known for creating Wikipedia, which launched in…
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Hidden earthquakes reveal ‘Doomsday Glacier’ threat; major US cities, 12M people in danger
(WKRC) – Scientists have identified more than 360 previously undetected earthquakes beneath Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier between 2010 and 2023, offering new insight into the instability of one of the world’s most closely watched ice…
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Quantum entanglement speed is measured for the first time ever
In the world of quantum physics, incredible events unfold at mind-boggling speeds. Processes thought to happen instantaneously, like quantum entanglement, are now being directly measured in the tiniest fractions of a second – attoseconds.
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Astronaut says crew in good shape after medical issue, but calls early return to Earth “bittersweet”
Astronaut Mike Fincke, commander of the International Space Station and a member of the crew NASA is bringing home early next week because of a medical issue, said Sunday he and his crewmates are “stable, safe and well cared for.”
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