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An economic compensation model that pays you for your contribution to generative AI is possible, says a leading computational scientist ...

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Forgot what science-fiction has told you, flying through an asteroid belt would be a major challenge for anyone.

Meet the pudu, the smallest deer in the world, which looks like it has stepped straight out of a Disney animated film ...

The lack of oxygen at high altitudes triggers red blood cells to soak up more oxygen, reducing the risk of diabetes ...

Archaeological analysis of items from a pre-Inca Peruvian kingdom reveals their prosperity was built on bird poop.

The discovery of 5,000-year-old bacteria – that was until recently trapped in ice – could help or hinder humanity’s battle against infection.

Drawing on a decade’s worth of underwater sound data from Cambridge Bay in the Canadian Arctic, the researchers found that as climate change drives faster ice loss, the region’s underwater soundscape ...

Does holding onto someone's tongue when they've suffered a heart attack or fit actually help? Can you swallow your own tongue ...

If you got eaten by a snake, it could take a whole month to digest you... but it would at least leave your hair ...