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Deepfakes are distorting this year’s Victorian election. We found out who’s most susceptible to them

Voters need to become better at questioning what they see, without automatically disbelieving it.
L’éléphant d’Afrique figure fréquemment sur les billets du continent, où les mammifères sont particulièrement représentés. Guy Castley

Près d’un billet de banque sur six dans le monde représente un animal sauvage – et pas toujours celui auquel on s’attendrait

Des animaux sauvages figurent sur près d’un billet de banque sur six dans le monde. Mettre en avant les espèces menacées pourrait contribuer à mieux les faire connaître et à sensibiliser le public à leur protection.
Age changes the way languages are learned, but adults remain capable of learning new languages throughout life. DrAfter123/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images

Learning another language may be one of the best ways to keep your brain healthy as you age

Learning another language is not a miracle cure for aging, and it cannot guarantee protection against Alzheimer’s disease. But it does have various other benefits.
Cientistas observaram duas baleais por várias horas após o que parecia ser um caso de cria natimorta, e embora não tenham como medir diretamente o estado emocional dos animais, comportamentos indicam que as baleias-jubarte mantêm fortes laços maternos mesmo após a morte de um filhote. Westend61/Getty

Baleias de luto: por que uma mãe jubarte permaneceu ao lado de seu filhote natimorto

Nosso estudo mais recente analisa mais detalhadamente a vida emocional das baleias-jubarte
A paan vendor in Calcutta preparing a mixture of tobacco and betel nut on a betel leaf. Alamy

Ancient teeth reveal the Ice Age origins of the world’s 4th most common addictive drug

Betel nut is the fourth most-used psychoactive drug in the world – and new evidence suggests it was being used in Indonesia as long as 25,000 years ago.

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