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What are neural processing units (NPUs) and why are they so important to modern computing?

Neural processing unts (NPUs) are the latest chips you might find in smartphones and laptops — but what are they ard why are they so important?

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Hatnefer's heart scarab: An exquisite ancient Egyptian gold necklace inscribed with the Book of the Dead

A scarab beetle set in gold shows that ancient Egyptians thought the heart was the most important organ in the human body.

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What's hiding under Antarctica's ice?

Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent by size, so what's hiding under its massive sheaths of ice?

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Images capturing a starving tiger, fighting bison and pit of vipers honored in environmental photography awards

Winners and runners-up of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation's 2025 Environmental Photography Award revealed.

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Space photo of the week: Bizarre 1-armed spiral galaxy stuns Hubble scientists

Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to image "peculiar" galaxy Arp 184 (NGC 1961) about 190 million light-years away. Remarkably, the spiral galaxy has only one visible arm.

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When was math invented?

Humans started counting tens of thousands of years ago, but when did they begin figuring out advanced arithmetic, algebra and even calculus?

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Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 crashes back to Earth, disappearing into Indian Ocean after 53 years in orbit

The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 has finally returned to Earth after 53 years in orbit. It disappeared into the Indian Ocean early Saturday morning.

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Hoatzin: The strange 'stinkbird' born with clawed wings that appears to be an evolutionary 'orphan'

This weird blue-faced, red-eyed bird smells so bad predators won't eat it.

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Solution to 'cocktail party problem' could help people with hearing loss

Researchers drew inspiration from the auditory system to design a solution for the "cocktail party problem."

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What's the difference between apes and monkeys?

Primatologists explain how apes and monkeys differ.

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World's largest atom smasher turned lead into gold — and then destroyed it in an instant

The world's largest particle collider produces roughly 89,000 gold nuclei every second, all from smashing lead atoms together at near-light-speed.

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Plants: Facts about our oxygen providers

Discover interesting facts about why plants are green, if they feel pain, and if they get cancer.

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Doomed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could hit Earth tonight. Here's when.

The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could crash to Earth overnight tonight after more than 50 years in the wrong orbit. Here are the latest predictions on the exact time of reentry, and where it could land.

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'If it was a man, we would say that's a warrior's grave': Weapon-filled burials are shaking up what we know about women's role in Viking society

New research is finding that some women in Viking Age Scandinavia were buried with war-grade weapons. Experts are divided about what that means.

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Satellite study reveals the fastest sinking city in the US

Satellite data revealed that Houston is the fastest-sinking city in the U.S., and that all of the other biggest cities are dropping in at least some areas. Researchers say groundwater extraction is largely to blame for the sink.

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'Murder prediction' algorithms echo some of Stalin's most horrific policies — governments are treading a very dangerous line in pursuing them

The U.K. government is developing a program that seeks to identify murderers before they commit the ultimate crime. The real-world application of this type of tool will have devastating consequences.

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Doctors say AI model can predict 'biological age' from a selfie — and want to use it to guide cancer treatment

A new AI model can deduce a person's biological age using a selfie. Could it be used to guide cancer treatment decisions?

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Big cats quiz: Can you get the lion's share of these questions right?

How good is your knowledge of big cats? Let's find out if you've got the eye of the tiger in this quiz.

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Jellyfish Lake: Palau's saltwater pool with a toxic bottom and surface waters brimming with millions of jellyfish

Palau's Jellyfish Lake is home to millions of endemic golden jellies that live in the lake's top layer but never venture below 50 feet, where the water is saturated with poisonous gas.

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Rare genetic mutation lets some people thrive on just 4 hours of shut-eye

A newly identified mutation helps super-sleepers get by on just four to six hours of shut-eye per night, while the rest of us need around eight hours. Researchers described the SIK3-N783Y mutation in a new study after testing it on sleep-deprived inbred mice.

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Climate change made April's catastrophic floods worse, report finds

A report into April's deadly flooding has found that climate change made the central Mississippi River valley's extreme weather event more likely and more intense.

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'It was deliberately hidden': Gold hoard of nearly 600 coins found in Czech Republic may date to World War II

A coin stash worth more than $340,000 could have been hidden in the hills of the Czech Republic during one of the 20th century’s greatest upheavals. Historians are attempting to unravel the mystery.

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1940s Ford car found on wartime US carrier wreck

Researchers think the vehicle was used as a staff car by naval officers during World War II.

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Watch elusive New Zealand snail lay an egg through a 'genital pore' in its neck

Very little is known about Powelliphanta augusta, an elusive snail species threatened with extinction. The new footage is the first time their bizarre egg laying behavior has been captured on camera.

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Invasive Asian needle ants are surging in US Southeast — and their bite can trigger anaphylaxis

Asian needle ants found in the southeastern states of the U.S. have been spreading north and west for years, but experts now consider them to be a medically important pest and urge caution.

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