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Latest story collectionViruses reproduce by entering cells and using their machinery; different viruses cause very different outcomes.
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Additive manufacturing builds objects layer by layer, allowing shapes and materials that conventional factories struggle to produce.
A river connects decisions made upstream with people and ecosystems downstream. Cooperation means managing quantity, timing and quality together, and sometimes sharing benefits such as electricity rather than dividing water alone.
Artificial general intelligence describes a system able to learn and reason across many domains, but experts disagree on what counts as general intelligence and how close it may be.
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