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A woman heard a 'pop' during Pilates class. Her spine had sprung a leak.
By Mindy Weisberger published
A woman developed awful headaches after a Pilates class, and their underlying cause was very unusual.

What is the Turing test?
By Roland Moore-Colyer published
Is the Turing test still relevant in today's AI landscape? The advent of large language models has challenged its importance.

'River of fire' unleashes toxic gases as eruption destroys town in La Palma
By Harry Baker published
Earth from space A 2021 satellite image shows destructive lava flows burning through a residential area in the Canary Islands as molten rock spilled into the sea and unleashed surprising levels of volcanic gas.

Which planets have rings?
By Briley Lewis published
Does Jupiter have rings? How about Uranus? Here's everything you need to know about which planets have rings.

Could a planet really develop a brain?
By Topher McDougal published
"My contention is that Earth may, if we are lucky and diligent and clever enough, grow an emergent superconsciousness."

What are neural processing units (NPUs) and why are they so important to modern computing?
By Tim Danton published
Neural processing unts (NPUs) are the latest chips you might find in smartphones and laptops — but what are they ard why are they so important?

Hatnefer's heart scarab: An exquisite ancient Egyptian gold necklace inscribed with the Book of the Dead
By Kristina Killgrove published
A scarab beetle set in gold shows that ancient Egyptians thought the heart was the most important organ in the human body.

What's hiding under Antarctica's ice?
By Sara Hashemi published
Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent by size, so what's hiding under its massive sheaths of ice?
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