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Outdoor cats can be exposed to dangerous germs — here's how to protect you and your pets, according to more than 400 studiesEcologists and a veterinarian looked at more than 400 studies to see how to stop cats from bringing home unwelcome pathogens.
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Bow-Wow, Ding-Dong, Pooh-Pooh: Expert explains early theories of how human language evolved — and their silly namesThere are many theories as to how human language first evolved. But none completely explains why it happened.
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Doctors need to understand patients' lived experiences to treat them well — but medical schools may stop requiring that trainingOpinion The board that accredits medical schools is poised to take away requirements that doctors learn about factors, such as income, neighborhood, and culture, that can affect medical treatment approaches. These requirements are necessary to ensure the highest quality of care.
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AI could consume up to 3% of world's electricity the UN warnsAI could soon use more water than we need to drink, UN report finds.
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Are some people wired to see ghosts? A psychologist explains what makes paranormal experiences more likelyIs my brain wired to never see a ghost? A psychologist on three factors that make a paranormal experience more likely
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Tests that measure 'biological age' aren't helpful for tracking your health, scientists sayTests that measure biological aging are informative tools for studying large numbers of people but not for tracking individual health status.
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It's illegal to repair most of our devices. There's a surprising reason for that.If your phone breaks, it's impossible to fix it yourself. The reason for that lies with a set of laws that emerged decades ago.
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DNA sequencing is rewriting our understanding of historic outbreaks, but it can't tell the whole storyTechniques for analyzing DNA have advanced, enabling scientists to better understand disease outbreaks throughout history.
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AI-generated images are making it impossible to distinguish truth from fiction. We need laws and AI watermarks to protect our shared reality.Opinion Generative AI is destroying the baseline assumption that photographs bear some causal connection to reality. That's bad news for democracy.
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