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Chemist Lee Cronin challenges AI doom and explains assembly theory, showing how complexity signals life, so you can judge real claims.

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Nobel Prize winner Paul Nurse addressed Chinese students in Beijing on Tuesday, discussing the nature and characteristics of ...

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A study based on Finnish twins shows that reproductive history is associated, at the population level, with women's lifespan ...

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From bold foxes to gregarious birds, animals’ personalities are increasingly being seen as crucial to conservation efforts.