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Can AI be superhuman? Flaws in top gaming bot cast doubt

Nature, Published online: 08 July 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02218-7 Building robust AI systems that always outperform people might be harder than thought,

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Scientists relieved by far-right defeat in French election — but they still face uncertainty

An election-night rally in Nantes, France.Credit: Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Scientists in France have expressed relief that the right-wing party

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what it means for nuclear fusion

The world’s flagship project to prove the viability of fusion energy has announced a four-year delay to its major experiments,

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Ex-Meta scientists debut gigantic AI protein design model

A structural model of green fluorescent protein, a workhorse of biotechnology.Credit: Laguna Design/Science Photo Library An artificial intelligence (AI) model

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COVID tsar Patrick Vallance appointed UK science minister

Patrick Vallance was the UK government’s chief science adviser during the COVID pandemic.Credit: Adrian Dennis-WPA Pool/Getty The scientific adviser who

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How conspiracies took root in our culture

Think to New Worlds: The Cultural History of Charles Fort and His Followers Joshua Blu Buhs Univ. Chicago Press (2024)

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how endangered-species researchers find hope in the dark

Luis Coloma grew up in Guaranda, Ecuador, a small city in the Andes nestled in a high valley near the

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“Who am I if not a scientist?” How to find identity and purpose in retirement

Julie Gould 00:09 Hello, and welcome to Working Scientist, a Nature Careers podcast. I’m Julie Gould. This is the third

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‘thrilling’ play shows fight for landmark climate treaty

Kyoto Dir . Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK 18 June to 13 Jul 2024 Climate change

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scientists welcome Labour’s landslide win

Keir Starmer became prime minister after Labour won the election with a large majority.Credit: Ricky Vigil/Getty The United Kingdom’s incoming