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Why majority of office workers say ‘please’ to AI

Why majority of office workers say ‘please’ to AI

According to a new survey, 86% of office workers are using "please" and "thank you" with AI — and you may need to, too. The poll of 2,000 U.S. AI-wielding office workers found two-thirds (64%) believe it's important to show AI

Tooth shows cavemen conducted dental surgery before anesthesia

Tooth shows cavemen conducted dental surgery before anesthesia

By Stephen Beech Cavemen conducted dental surgery tens of thousands of years before anaesthetic, reveals new research. Neanderthal dental surgery involved using stone drills to treat cavities nearly 60,000 years ago — more than 40,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to the study. A tooth discovered in a

Study reveals how to protect dogs from deadly breathing condition

Study reveals how to protect dogs from deadly breathing condition

By Stephen Beech More selective breeding may help protect pugs and bulldogs from a potentially deadly breathing condition, suggests new research. They are among several flat-faced dog breeds threatened by Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (BOAS). The new study involving more than 4,000 pugs, bulldogs and French bulldogs found

Stress-sensing lie detector can also spot distressed babies

Stress-sensing lie detector can also spot distressed babies

By Stephen Beech A new stress-sensing wireless lie detector can also spot potentially deadly sleep disorders in babies. The patch monitors physical signs of stress, indicative of lying in interviews, when attached to someone's chest. But, beyond its capacity as a wearable lie detector, American scientists say

Couple takes in abandoned baby chimp in bid to save its life

Couple takes in abandoned baby chimp in bid to save its life

By Jack Fifield A married couple spent a month sleeping with a baby chimp in their bed—in a bid to save its life. Baby western chimpanzee Jane was abandoned by her mom Tara shortly after she was born in February—leaving the owner of Kent’s Wingham Wildlife Park,

Cops seize 53 dogs from illegal breeder’s house

Cops seize 53 dogs from illegal breeder’s house

By Adam Dutton Shocking pictures show more than 53 dogs crammed into cages in a house after cops raided a suspected illegal puppy farm. Nottinghamshire Police searched a property in Worksop and arrested a 33-year-old man after the bust last Friday, May 8. Harrowing photos from inside the

Say cheese! Rover sends striking selfie from Mars

Say cheese! Rover sends striking selfie from Mars

By Dean Murray A robot has beamed back an impressive new selfie from Mars. NASA’s Perseverance rover took a self-portrait against a sweeping backdrop of ancient Martian terrain at a location the science team calls “Lac de Charmes.” Assembled from 61 individual images, the image shows Perseverance training