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In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the experts their thoughts on how conceivable the plot is.
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New research by Smithsonian scientists suggests that preferences for certain sounds might be evolutionarily conserved ...
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Two new papers have shown that dogs were fully distinct from wolves—and companions with people—more than 14,000 years ago.