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Risk of mass deaths as heatwaves start to pass survivability threshold

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Covid-19 linked to elevated risk of type 1 diabetes in young children

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Why it's a big deal that India beat Russia in the new race to the moon

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Mathematicians find 12,000 solutions for fiendish three-body problem

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How humans brought cannabis to every corner of the globe

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The ultimate guide to hydration and what you really should be drinking

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Cave art pigments show how ancient technology changed over 4500 years

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Asteroid hit by NASA spacecraft is behaving unexpectedly

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Ancient mini koala may help solve mystery of early marsupial evolution

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See this award-winning shot of a reef manta ray taken by a drone

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Why nature is the ultimate quantum engineer

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The MANIAC review: A dark novel about the legendary John von Neumann

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Six ways we could finally find new physics beyond the standard model

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Tonga volcano unleashed underwater flows that reshaped the seafloor

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Electrically charged mist could help capture carbon from power plants

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Human kidneys have been partially grown in pigs for the first time

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 17:00:12 +0100

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A brief history of the standard model, our theory of almost everything

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:00:00 +0100

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Huge rewilding project will release 2000 white rhinos across Africa

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 15:14:38 +0100

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Huge rewilding project will release 2000 ...

We need evidence about the risks and benefits of alternative medicines

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A longevity diet that hacks cell ageing could add years to your life

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0100

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The best new science fiction books of September 2023

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The uncomfortable reality of life on Earth after we breach 1.5°C

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ADHD: What's behind the recent explosion in diagnoses?

Tue, 02 May 2023 17:00:00 +0100

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Curiously cool summers in US Midwest linked to crop irrigation

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:00:09 +0100

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Japan launches moon lander and X-ray space telescope on same rocket

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Terminator model has living skin made from fungus

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The proposed Anthropocene definition is unscientific and harmful

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Extinctions review: A fast-paced story of going extinct on Earth

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 19:00:00 +0100

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Never-before-seen space explosion is incredibly bright but fades fast

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 01:01:14 +0100

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An alternative way to picture the standard model of particle physics

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:00:00 +0100

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Athletes may look bigger if they wear higher numbers on their jerseys

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 20:00:10 +0100

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Quantum batteries that charge wirelessly might never lose efficiency

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 19:00:54 +0100

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Terracotta Army shoes reveal secrets of ancient Chinese footwear

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:14:38 +0100

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Pumps that beat like the heart could increase energy efficiency

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 17:00:58 +0100

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New type of brain cell discovered that acts like hybrid of two others

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 17:00:01 +0100

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Earth has just seen its hottest three-month spell on record

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A million years of marijuana: How cannabis became our favourite weed

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 13:00:16 +0100

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Gannets prefer to roll either right or left when they dive

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Mysterious ancient stones were deliberately made into spheres

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Our ultra-mobile arm joints may have evolved for climbing down trees

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 01:01:17 +0100

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GPT-4 wins chatbot lawyer contest – but is still not as good as humans

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 23:06:27 +0100

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Spotted salamander eggs hatch more easily if nibbled by predators

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 22:44:24 +0100

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Weird ways that animals experience the world differently to us

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Why is Wegovy weight-loss jab so hard to get access to?

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Why haven't we got useful quantum computers yet?

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India's moon craft enter sleep mode and await freezing lunar night

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 16:15:29 +0100

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Invasive species are now a major threat to wildlife, farms and people

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Killing of rare Italian bear raises fears for future of its subspecies

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Ancient armoured animal leads to rethink of reptile evolutionary tree

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Pirate spiders ambush prey by tricking them with lines of silk

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Engineers are building the first bridge over a moving rock glacier

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How artefacts are found tells its own story – if we want to hear it

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The science behind baking the perfect chocolate chip cookie

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Why relaxation is as important as sleep - and six ways to do it better

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Have interstellar meteor fragments really been found in the ocean?

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 21:07:32 +0100

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Our ancestors may have come close to extinction 900,000 years ago

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Painkiller review: Netflix drops the ball in retelling OxyContin story

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:00:00 +0100

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The untold story of the curiously controversial Homo floresiensis dig

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 15:00:00 +0100

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How the JUICE mission will look for habitability on Jupiter's moons

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 17:00:00 +0100

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South American bat species spotted for first time in over 100 years

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 21:00:57 +0100

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Animal motion-capture studio tracks bird flocks and insect swarms

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Cancer tumours eradicated by genetically modified immune cells

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AI generates video game levels and characters from text prompts

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India set to launch probe to investigate mysteries of the sun

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People with eczema may have high levels of some bacteria on their skin

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 10:00:07 +0100

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Even rail trucks full of coal look beautiful in a J Henry Fair photo

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Interstellar review: The case for seeking out alien technology

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:00:00 +0100

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Super-heavy oxygen hints at problem with the laws of physics

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 17:00:37 +0100

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Vitamin C and E supplements may make lung cancers grow faster

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 18:46:04 +0100

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'Scent of eternity' worn by ancient Egyptian mummy has been revealed

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 17:00:02 +0100

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Iconic supernova captured by the James Webb Space Telescope

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 16:00:46 +0100

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Our priorities are all wrong when it comes to new technologies

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:00:00 +0100

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A note from the magazine editor on New Scientist Live

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AI recap: The rise of the prompt engineer and biased driverless cars

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Revealed: What your thoughts look like and how they compare to others’

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 17:00:00 +0100

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How working out your ageotype could help you live healthier for longer

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Fresh ideas about the causes of depression are bringing new treatments

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We are finally waking up to the causes of insomnia and how to treat it

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How the history of maths is much more diverse than you think

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Mountains of Fire review: What volcanoes can teach us about ourselves

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Running shoes with higher heels could increase your risk of leg injury

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AI beats champion human pilots in head-to-head drone races

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Earthquake sensors are tracking bombing attacks in Ukraine

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Scrapping English river pollution rules will result in a murky outcome

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Implant lets people type on virtual keyboards with just brain signals

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Your skin microbiome may affect how attractive you are to mosquitoes

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:00:49 +0100

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Just 12 per cent of people eat half of the beef consumed in the US

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AI shows no sign of consciousness yet, but we know what to look for

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Massive crater found on distant world far beyond Neptune

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 15:35:29 +0100

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Drinking alcohol doesn't give people 'beer goggles' after all

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India's Chandrayaan-3 moon rover swerves to avoid crater

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 16:18:21 +0100

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The 10 best science and technology podcasts right now

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Toughest known structure discovered by autonomous robot lab

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Is an enormous shield the worst way to protect Earth from asteroids?

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Why is it so difficult to make an effective vaccine against dengue?

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Which dietary supplements actually work and which should you take

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How to tell if your immune system is weak or strong

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Mathematicians find 27 tickets that guarantee UK National Lottery win

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Ancient humans may have worn shoes more than 100,000 years ago

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 11:20:37 +0100

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Physicists create bizarre quantum Alice rings for the first time

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 11:00:59 +0100

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