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AI is 'not smart' so what's next in artificial intelligence?
Leading AI researcher Yan LeCun has a start-up which is developing a more flexible AI system. Source link
A mayor in Japan announced her maternity leave – and got the whole country talking
In the face of criticism, Shoko Kawata, 35, says she loves her job and is proud to be taking time off to have a baby. Source link
June heatwave may have killed around 20,000 people in Europe
It will be some months before the true toll of Europe’s worst-ever heatwave is confirmed, but researchers can estimate a death count based on how many people died in Europe during previous hot periods Source link
Could a heatwave hit Taylor Swift's wedding?
Simon King reports on the dangerous heat threatening North America. Source link
Extreme heat and high humidity hitting north-eastern US
Some areas may reach record temperatures over the long weekend. Source link
WHO says Hantavirus outbreak linked to ship is over
The World Health Organization’s director general says no further cases have been reported since 25 May. Source link
BBC Inside Science
The latest cutting-edge research on show at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition. Source link
Synthetic biology may finally be ready to solve life's biggest mystery
What makes something alive? We simply don’t know, but synthetic biologists are a step closer to providing an answer thanks to SpudCell, the most sophisticated attempt at creating an artificial life form yet Source link
Rare American bird seen in Jersey for first time
Birdwatchers saw the lesser yellowlegs, which stayed for one day, in a Jersey first. Source link
Geoengineering could expose plane passengers to sulphuric acid
A proposed technique to counter global warming by spraying sun-reflecting particles near the poles would cause commercial flights to pass through clouds of sulphuric acid, posing a danger to passengers and crew Source link