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AI, orchestra and dance combine in retelling of Polish folklore tale

New Wayne McGregor production combines AI, orchestral music and dance to breathe new life into a Polish folk story

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Heavily cratered highlands on the surface of Mars

Space

A single meteorite smashed into Mars and created 2 billion craters

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Humans

Did the people of Easter Island independently invent writing?

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A prescription nasal spray

Health

Anti-inflammatory nasal spray may ease symptoms of multiple sclerosis

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Environment

One in eight ski resorts worldwide could have no snow by 2100

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Technology

Watch an AI-powered robot dog crawl around an obstacle course

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Technology

Combatting deepfakes is an evolutionary arms race

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Sand Martin Wood in Faugh near Carlisle, Cumbria, UK, was acquired by the carbon offset company co2balance in September 2006 It has been planted with a broad mix of native trees over 6 hectares and is managed for wildlife as well as the companies offset clients Though seen as controversial by some carbon offsetting is one way of a company or individual to reduce their emissions, as the trees absorb and sequestrate carbon as they grow. (Photo by Ashley Cooper/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images)

Environment

Why biodiversity offsetting is a contentious issue in conservation

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https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/gallery-earth/en/ NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman tweeted this photo from the International Space Station on Tuesday morning, Sept. 2, 2014. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

Earth

It’s time to accept that we are in the Anthropocene once and for all

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A methane plume detected by NASA's AVIRIS-NG in summer 2020 indicates a leaking gas line in oil field in California

Environment

Methane leaks from US oil and gas are triple government estimates

The largest ever dataset of its kind suggests methane is leaking from US oil and gas fields at a much higher rate than previously thought, implying the environmental damage caused by the greenhouse gas is greater too

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Health

Alzheimer鈥檚 may be caused by a build-up of fat in brain cells

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Environment

Extreme heat could trigger the worst global financial crisis ever seen

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Technology

US legislators vote to ban TikTok unless it severs ties with China

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Technology

Google AI learns to play open-world video games by watching them

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