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Battling AI algorithm tested on a quantum computer for first time: Donna Lu
One of the most powerful techniques in machine learning, generative adversarial networks, has been tested on a quantum computer for the first time
Teabag-like device lets women incubate IVF embryos in their uteruses: Clare Wilson
Instead of incubating pre-implantation IVF embryos in the lab, a new device lets women incubate them in their wombs - and it may improve pregnancy rates
Terrible drivers could teach autonomous cars how to avoid crashes: Richard Kemeny
For autonomous cars to master driving, they might need to learn from terrible drivers as well as competent ones
Carbon dioxide levels will soar past the 410 ppm milestone in 2019: Michael Le Page
Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, a key global warming gas, are forecast to continue to rise at an alarming rate
DeepMind AI thrashes human professionals at video game StarCraft II: Chris Stokel-Walker
DeepMind has built a StarCraft II-playing AI called AlphaStar. It beat professional human players 10-0
Staying slim isn’t just about what you eat – it’s about your DNA too: Yvaine Ye
Some people struggle to put on weight – now we know it’s partly because they have a genetic profile that codes for thinness
Should we rename some cancers to make them sound less scary?: Charles Swanton
A cancer diagnosis is life-changing, yet some tumours pose little threat, meaning some are calling for a new name. The idea is not without risks, says Charles Swanton
Exclusive: 600-million-year old blobs are earliest animals ever found: Graham Lawton
Fossils in China suggest that that some of the first animals in existence may have been carnivorous comb jellies similar to some species that still exist today
All you want to know about fatbergs but are too disgusted to ask: Kelly Oakes
Huge lumps of fat and waste keep appearing in sewers, particularly in the UK – are they really on the rise, or are we just paying more attention?
To feed 11 billion people, we must share crop seeds as a common good: Johannes Kotschi
Patent-free seeds can diversify our food supply and fight climate change, say Johannes Kotschi and Bernd Horneburg
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