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This Pioneering Video Game Spawned a New Medium — This Pioneering Video Game Spawned a New Medium

A simple contest of sci-fi strategy, ‘Spacewar!’ ushered in what is now a 140 billion dollar industry

Why Did Humans Lose Their Fur? — Why Did Humans Lose Their Fur?

We are the naked apes of the world, having shed most of our body hair long ago

Google's New AI Is a Master of Games — Google's New AI Is a Master of Games

After building AlphaGo to beat the world's best Go players, Google DeepMind built AlphaZero to take on the world's best machine players

Prehistoric 'Fish Lizards' Kept Warm With Blubber — Prehistoric 'Fish Lizards' Kept Warm With Blubber

A new analysis of a pristine ichthyosaur fossil reveals that the prehistoric marine reptile had a layer of insulating fatty tissue

The True Story of Mary, Queen of Scots — The True Story of Mary, Queen of Scots

Josie Rourke’s film sees Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie transform from allies into rivals, but in actuality, the queens’ relationship was far more complex

The Color of the Year Is ‘Life-Affirming’ Coral — The Color of the Year Is ‘Life-Affirming’ Coral

What to know about Pantone 16-1546, the orange shade with a golden undertone

Researchers Create First Honey Bee Vaccine — Researchers Create First Honey Bee Vaccine

The compound protects against the American foulbrood disease, but the same technique could lead to protection against other major pathogens

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