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First-aid kits key to quick shark DNA capture

A testing process used during the COVID-19 pandemic is identifying sharks involved in attacks, with first responders now being asked to be at the forefront of sample

AI predicts disease 10 years before diagnosis

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been used to predict a person’s risk of developing conditions such as Alzheimer’s and heart disease up to 10 years before a

Personality, not circumstance, drives satisfaction

Life satisfaction has more to do with your personality than your circumstances, according to a new study. Researchers in Europe have found that while factors such as

AI learning can give highly-skilled an edge

Highly skilled workers have been advised to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance their skills and gain a competitive advantage. A new study by the University

TV show helps explain how we recognise faces

The Game of Thrones television series is helping psychologists to understand how the brain recognises faces. The research, at the University of York, suggests that our

Bird flu now passing from mammal to mammal

Researchers in the United States have confirmed avian flu is now being passed from mammal to mammal, raising concerns about the virus’s impact on humans. A new study

Breakthrough device creates water out of thin air

Scientists have moved a step closer to being able to harvest drinking water directly out of the air. The breakthrough could help supply troops in the field and address

Oldest known cave art opens window to past lives

More than 50,000 years ago, an artist crawled into a compact space in an Indonesian cave to document a hunting scene. That work has now become the oldest known reliably

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Study surveys teens on online extremism

Australians as young as 13 are embracing extremism and will be the focus of a first-ever national study on the influence of online extremist ideological. Researchers

Music tempo slows as elite performers age

Elite music stars have been found to produce slower music as they age, particularly if physical movement is a key element of their early careers. Researchers at the

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