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1,900-year-old Roman legionary fortress unearthed next to UK cathedral

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32 weird technologies that never took off - By - Tim Danton - published - 6 May 24 - We've seen many big hitters capture our imagination, alongside a handful of oddities and misfits that were less successful.

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'It would be within its natural right to harm us to protect itself': How humans could be mistreating AI right now without even knowing it - By - Keumars Afifi-Sabet - published - 4 May 24 - How can we truly know if AI is sentient? We do not yet fully understand the nature of human consciousness, so we cannot discount the possibility that today's AI is indeed sentient - and that we are mistreating it to potentially grave consequences.

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Charging future EVs could take seconds with new sodium-ion battery tech - By - Owen Hughes - published - 3 May 24 - A new type of hybrid sodium-ion battery that offers both high capacity and rapid-charging capabilities could power mobile devices, electric vehicles and space tech.

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New algorithm slashes time to run most sophisticated climate models by 10-fold - By - Samar Khatiwala - published - 3 May 24 - Climate models can be a million lines of code long and can take months to run on supercomputers. A new algorithm has dramatically shortened that time.

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Follow Live Science on social media - By - Livescience.com - published - 3 May 24 - Read about the latest news, incredible discoveries and mind-bending advances in science by following us on social media.

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Tiny, transparent chip could transform your smartphone into a professional-grade camera - By - Keumars Afifi-Sabet - published - 2 May 24 - Scientists built a "smart filter" that can work with a cheap smartphone camera to transform low-resolution photos into supersharp images without glare and other issues.

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Are electric vehicles safer than gas-powered cars? Maybe for the passengers-but not for everyone else. By - Jingwen Hu - published - 2 May 24 - Fears of electric vehicle fires are blown out of proportion, but because EVs are heavier on average, they're safer for passengers but more dangerous for non-occupants, studies suggest.

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China has launched a secret robot to the far side of the moon, new Chang'e 6 photos reveal

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2,500-year-old Illyrian helmet found in burial mound likely caused 'awe in the enemy'

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Cave of Crystals: The deadly cavern in Mexico dubbed 'the Sistine Chapel of crystals'

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'Lost' satellite finally found after orbiting undetected for 25 years

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