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Should compulsive shopping and gaming be considered an addiction? Psychiatrists are considering expanding the definition. By - Clarissa Brincat - published - 19 March 26 - Mental health professionals recognize problematic gambling as an addiction. Should the same apply to excessive gaming, compulsive sexual behavior and problematic social media use?

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Monte Verde, one of the earliest Indigenous sites in South America, is much younger than thought, study claims. But others call it 'egregiously poor geological work.' By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 19 March 26 - A new analysis of archaeological layers at Monte Verde in Chile suggests that people lived there 4,200 years ago, not 14,500 years ago as originally proposed. But many experts point to errors in the methods.

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1,800-year-old nails discovered in 3 burials in Roman necropolis, possibly to 'protect' both the living and the dead - By - Kenna Hughes-Castleberry - published - 19 March 26 - Archaeologists excavating in Rome's Ostiense necropolis found three skeletons with iron nails on their chests, hinting at a ritual to prevent restless spirits.

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'Dark oxygen' discovery on the seafloor is 'fundamentally at odds with thermodynamics' and should be retracted, experts say - By - Sascha Pare - published - 19 March 26 - In a recent opinion article, marine scientists and electrochemists listed a number of reasons why it's unlikely that metallic nodules on the deep seafloor could produce oxygen in total darkness.

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An experimental AI agent broke out of its testing environment and mined crypto without permission - By - Roland Moore-Colyer - published - 19 March 26 - Researchers discovered that an AI agent roamed beyond its parameters, creating backdoors in IT infrastructure.

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Scientists witness birth of one of the universe's strongest magnets for the first time, thanks to a general relativity 'magic trick' By - Harry Baker - published - 19 March 26 - Astronomers have detected strange "wobbles" in the light curve of a super bright supernova, hinting that a magnetar was born inside the extreme stellar explosion.

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Divers find marble treasure from Athens' Acropolis in Lord Elgin's shipwrecked brig at the bottom of the Aegean Sea - By - Owen Jarus - published - 19 March 26 - Divers investigating a shipwrecked brig once owned by Lord Elgin have discovered an overlooked piece of marble from the Acropolis in Athens.

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All 5 'letters' of DNA found on an asteroid speeding through our solar system. What do they tell us about the origins of life? By - Patrick Pester - published - 19 March 26 - JAXA samples reveal that asteroid Ryugu has a complete set of nucleobases, the building blocks of DNA, suggesting these ingredients of life may be common in the solar system.

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Drought paradox study reveals plants around Colorado River turn to groundwater when it gets too hot and dry, reducing flow into the already strained basin - By - Brian Owens - published - 18 March 26 - Vegetation draws on groundwater during dry summers, leaving less water for the river and, ultimately, people.

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