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What may have looked like a cross between a platypus and a beaverlike rodent and lived around 120 million years ago? Dongoconodon platycauda, a newly discovered fossil mammal from northeastern China. Beyond its unusual features, such as evidence of webbed paddling feet and a rudderlike tail, this semiaquatic mammal had a surprise waiting for scientists in its jaw: a third generation of teeth.

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What happens to language when machines start talking back?

A few months ago, a friend posted something that caught my eye on social media. She struggled to listen to what she termed "(literally) breathless AI voices for audiobooks."

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Man jailed for 1970s murder of his scientist ex-wife dies

Christopher Harrisson, 85, escaped justice for killing Brenda Page for 45 years but was found guilty in 2023.

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Man jailed for 1970s murder of his scientist ex-wife dies

Christopher Harrisson, 85, escaped justice for killing Brenda Page for 45 years but was found guilty in 2023.

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