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Plague of mice

Life

Gene drive could be used to wipe out invasive mice on islands

A 鈥榞ene drive鈥� that spreads through a population and makes females infertile has been demonstrated to work in a mammal for the first time

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An ant drinking from a drop of clear liquid

Life

Ants appear to feel more optimistic after a sugary treat

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Finger scanning

Technology

UK will use GPS fingerprint scanner to track people facing deportation

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Smoke coming from chimneys at a coal power plant

Environment

Global fossil fuel emissions set to rise by 1 per cent in 2022

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Invisibility cloak

Technology

AI-designed invisibility cloak could hide small communication devices

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Person sleeping

Technology

AI uses artificial sleep to learn new task without forgetting the last

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Low-frequency sounds make you dance more
Mind

All about that bass: Low-frequency sounds make you dance more

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Ant on a small plant

Life

Ants have evolved to farm plants on at least 15 separate occasions

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Coloured arrows

Physics

Quantum trick sees light move forwards and back in time simultaneously

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Programming code

Technology

AI is better at answering questions if you get another AI to ask them

Getting good answers from an artificial intelligence can be a tricky task, and now researchers have found that an AI is better at asking questions of another AI than people are

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Environment

When water runs short, how do you get people to use their fair share?

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Environment

8 things you can do right now to cut back your water use

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Environment

US midterms produce mixed results for environmental action

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Life

Female octopuses intentionally throw debris at harassing males

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