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New Scientist – Homehttps://www.newscientist.com https://www.newscientist.com/wp-content/themes/new-scientist/img/ns-logo-scaled.pnghttps://www.newscientist.com daily 1 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032093-800-death-rays-how-the-dream-of-an-ultimate-weapon-became-a-dark-farce/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Sat, 29 Dec 2018 12:00:00 +0000 The quest for the ultimate destructive weapon is a convoluted story of egos, charlatanry and deception – with a starring role for mercurial genius Nikola Tesla http://mg24032093.800 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032093-300-2019-preview-we-will-see-the-first-ever-picture-of-a-black-hole/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Fri, 28 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000 We have never seen a picture of a black hole, but that will change when the Event Horizon Telescope reveals its first snap of the behemoth at the Milky Way’s centre http://mg24032093.300 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188711-droplets-dont-have-to-be-round-heres-one-squished-into-a-square/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Fri, 28 Dec 2018 15:00:00 +0000 Drops of liquid are usually round, but now we’ve found out how to make square droplets by squashing liquid between two elastic films stretched in different directions https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188711 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032093-600-the-most-eye-catching-science-and-tech-news-stories-of-2018/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Fri, 28 Dec 2018 14:00:00 +0000 From advances in mind reading and medical procedures to AI law enforcement and CRISPR controversy, 2018 was a year of highs and lows. Here are our highlights http://mg24032093.600 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188912-the-republican-reversal-shows-how-the-us-party-is-like-soviet-russia/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Fri, 28 Dec 2018 13:00:00 +0000 The Republicans used to be all for science. A new book analyses how the US conservative party turned against conservation for the fourth of our 12 Days of Culture https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188912 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032093-900-the-mysterious-demise-of-europes-massive-cave-bears/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Fri, 28 Dec 2018 12:00:00 +0000 Once more common than brown bears, cave bears didn’t survive the last ice age. Could their sad end be down to their diet, or just to being bears of very little brain? http://mg24032093.900 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032093-200-2019-preview-ai-to-best-humans-at-one-of-worlds-most-complex-games/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Thu, 27 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000 A team of AI bots were beaten at the video game Dota 2 by human players in June, but in 2019 they will return with a vengeance to become the world’s best http://mg24032093.200 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2189250-uk-army-tests-eagle-inspired-paragliding-drone-for-delivering-supplies/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Thu, 27 Dec 2018 15:00:00 +0000 An autonomous paraglider inspired by nature could be help military supplies, such as food or trucks, and airlift people to safety https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2189250 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032094-300-quiz-of-the-year-test-your-knowledge-of-2018s-science-stories/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Thu, 27 Dec 2018 14:00:00 +0000 What is the punk turtle’s secret power? Or the US Navy’s newest secret weapon? Find out how well you’ve been paying attention with our fun festive quiz http://mg24032094.300 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188637-dream-on-my-year-pursuing-the-third-state-of-being/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Thu, 27 Dec 2018 13:00:00 +0000 Dreaming can bring extraordinary ideas – if you can remember them.  The 3rd article of our 12 Days of Culture explores the weird world of hypnagogic dreaming https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188637 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032090-100-the-quantum-trick-that-can-help-you-live-a-better-life-probably/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Thu, 27 Dec 2018 12:20:00 +0000 Quantum theory suggests everything that can happen, does. Now a phone app gives us a way to exploit this weirdness – and enjoy the best of all possible worlds http://mg24032090.100 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032094-000-quiz-what-were-these-six-bamboozling-inventions-designed-to-do/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Thu, 27 Dec 2018 12:00:00 +0000 Can you tell a guillotine calibrator from a combustion-powered clock? A Victorian roller skate from a laser roulette wheel? Take our antiques quiz to find out http://mg24032094.000 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032093-100-2019-preview-teeth-will-reveal-our-species-deep-evolutionary-past/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Wed, 26 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000 We will start to learn what a host of ancient animal and early human remains really are, thanks to new techniques for analysing tiny fragments of fossil remains http://mg24032093.100 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24132110-200-rich-people-give-more-to-charity-when-you-make-them-feel-powerful/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Wed, 26 Dec 2018 15:00:00 +0000 Wealthy people donated 60 per cent more money when they received messages appealing to their personal power rather than their community-mindedness http://mg24132110.200 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032090-600-palaeontologists-behaving-badly-and-other-bitter-feuds-in-science/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Wed, 26 Dec 2018 12:00:00 +0000 What killed the dinosaurs? Does string theory count as science? Is Pluto a planet? Get embroiled in five explosive debates that have put researchers at each others’ throats http://mg24032090.600 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2189131-the-transformers-summit-solving-the-problem-of-urban-living/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Wed, 26 Dec 2018 10:00:00 +0000 The UN wants to make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable by 2030. So innovators, entrepreneurs and policy makers are responding https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2189131 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032093-000-2019-preview-electric-cars-of-all-shapes-and-sizes-will-hit-the-road/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Tue, 25 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000 Various kinds of electric cars are on their way from manufacturers who have never made them before, such as Volkswagen, Volvo and Audi http://mg24032093.000 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24132110-100-lost-darwinia-islands-could-be-origin-of-species-in-the-galapagos/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Tue, 25 Dec 2018 15:00:00 +0000 Millions of years before the Galapagos existed, another island chain may have shaped the evolution of the unusual wildlife that later inspired Charles Darwin http://mg24132110.100 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032091-300-inside-the-dark-web-why-its-odder-than-you-can-imagine/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Tue, 25 Dec 2018 14:00:00 +0000 We all know about the dark web’s illegal markets and shady deals. But from playing better chess to protecting political freedom, it’s full of surprises http://mg24032091.300 https://www.newscientist.com/article/0-how-the-stunning-earthrise-became-the-worlds-most-famous-photograph/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Tue, 25 Dec 2018 07:00:00 +0000 On Christmas Eve 1968, Apollo 8 became the first crewed spacecraft to circle the moon. Emerging from its dark side, one astronaut reached for his camera https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188742 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032092-900-2019-preview-people-will-receive-transfusions-of-artificial-blood/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Mon, 24 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000 Volunteers will be injected with red blood cells grown from stem cells in the lab. If it works it could mean blood donors are no longer required http://mg24032092.900 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188641-ski-exoskeleton-boosts-leg-power-and-reduces-tiredness-on-the-slopes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Mon, 24 Dec 2018 15:00:00 +0000 When hurtling down a mountain an exoskeleton could absorb some of the impact for skiers and snowboarders and give them extra power in their turns https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188641 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032091-200-the-worlds-great-nations-are-revisiting-the-moon-but-wheres-europe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Mon, 24 Dec 2018 14:00:00 +0000 The half-century since the first lunar landing has seen more stories than ever being spun about the moon, and why we should go there http://mg24032091.200 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032094-100-toys-are-us-how-childhood-objects-may-have-shaped-human-history/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Mon, 24 Dec 2018 12:00:00 +0000 Tantalising evidence hints that key human innovations including the wheel and weaving were the outcome of, quite literally, child’s play http://mg24032094.100 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032092-800-2019-preview-dna-testing-will-lead-to-a-decline-in-genetic-disorders/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Sun, 23 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000 A large trial of a pre-pregnancy DNA test could be the first step towards marked declines in inherited disorders being passed on to future generations http://mg24032092.800 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188669-cannibalistic-african-clawed-frog-eats-tadpoles-of-its-relatives/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Sun, 23 Dec 2018 15:00:00 +0000 The African clawed frog likes to dine on its own tadpoles – but it prefers those belonging to the endangered Cape platanna frog https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188669 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032090-400-six-spectacular-ice-phenomena-to-look-out-for-this-winter/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Sun, 23 Dec 2018 12:00:00 +0000 From candy-cane snow rollers to fragile flowers, ice can take on magical, complex guises. Here are six that might catch your eye this winter http://mg24032090.400 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032091-100-plight-of-the-living-dead-review-the-making-of-real-zombies/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Sun, 23 Dec 2018 10:00:00 +0000 From cockroaches to humans, few creatures are immune from the complex strategies of the mind-stealing parasites at the centre of a gripping Christmas tale http://mg24032091.100 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032090-900-you-can-help-beat-cancer/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Sun, 23 Dec 2018 08:00:00 +0000 Meet Claire, a PhD researcher developing cancer treatments. Find out why she needs your help to beat cancer http://mg24032090.900 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2189257-crayfish-experience-something-like-anxiety-when-they-shed-their-armour/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Sat, 22 Dec 2018 19:00:00 +0000 Crayfish have to shed their armour to grow, leaving them temporarily undefended. During this time, they show signs of anxiety – but human anti-anxiety drugs change this https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2189257 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032092-700-2019-preview-30-cold-cases-to-be-solved-using-dna-ancestry-websites/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Sat, 22 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000 Arrests will finally be made in connection to dozens of decades-old murder and rape cases, as thousands more people upload their DNA to family tree websites http://mg24032092.700 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188770-nasa-probe-will-hurtle-past-the-most-distant-object-weve-ever-visited/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Sat, 22 Dec 2018 15:00:00 +0000 In 2015, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft whizzed past Pluto. Now it is about to arrive at Ultima Thule, a tiny space rock 6.6 billion kilometres away from Earth https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188770 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032090-700-why-do-wombats-poo-cubes-and-turkeys-spirals-one-woman-is-finding-out/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Sat, 22 Dec 2018 12:00:00 +0000 Engineer Patricia Yang won an IgNobel prize for flushing out a universal law of animal urination. Next up? Discovering why wombat stools come out as cubes http://mg24032090.700 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032091-000-christmas-story-unauthorized-bread-by-cory-doctorow/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Sat, 22 Dec 2018 10:00:00 +0000 In our exclusive extract, dripping with human kindness (well, butter) our heroine Salima receives her daily bread – eventually http://mg24032091.000 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032092-600-2019-preview-renewable-energy-race-to-ramp-up-as-oil-use-skyrockets/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Fri, 21 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000 As global demand for energy grows, we will need to switch to renewables even faster to avoid climate catastrophe http://mg24032092.600 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188893-gel-made-from-birch-bark-reduces-skin-scarring-from-cuts-and-burns/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Fri, 21 Dec 2018 12:05:00 +0000 A dressing made from birch bark – which has long been used in traditional medicine to wrap wounds – allows cuts and burns to heal faster with less scarring https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188893 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032090-800-seeking-the-perfect-cocktail-let-science-be-your-bartender/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Fri, 21 Dec 2018 12:00:00 +0000 Your fizz lost its fizz and your sling its swing? Using network theory and a dash of psychology, New Scientist has created drinks recipes to leave you shaken and stirred http://mg24032090.800 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2189192-hominin-v-monkey-deathmatch-ended-in-a-draw-when-they-fell-down-a-hole/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Fri, 21 Dec 2018 12:00:00 +0000 Fossils suggest that a 3.6-million-year-old early human ancestor called “Little Foot” may have died in a violent encounter with a primitive baboon https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2189192 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2189197-women-are-finally-getting-equal-access-to-the-hubble-space-telescope/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Fri, 21 Dec 2018 11:49:00 +0000 For years, women were not receiving a fair share of access to the Hubble Space Telescope, but making requests anonymous has led to parity with men for the first time https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2189197 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2189067-scuba-diving-lizard-can-stay-underwater-for-at-least-16-minutes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Fri, 21 Dec 2018 11:27:00 +0000 The water anole of Costa Rica dives underwater to escape from predators such as birds by blowing out and re-inhaling a large bubble of air https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2189067 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032090-200-how-busting-some-moves-on-the-dance-floor-is-good-for-your-brain/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Fri, 21 Dec 2018 09:55:00 +0000 Whether you do the robot, shake your tail feather or go full ballroom, dancing has benefits that go way beyond having a good time http://mg24032090.200 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188965-therell-be-a-domino-effect-as-we-trigger-ecosystem-tipping-points/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Thu, 20 Dec 2018 19:00:00 +0000 There are lots of interconnected tipping points linking the climate and environment, so drastic changes to the planet will have many unexpected consequences https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188965 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188988-starchy-food-may-reduce-autoimmune-reactions-in-people-with-lupus/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Thu, 20 Dec 2018 17:00:00 +0000 A study in mice shows that certain gut bacteria may exacerbate lupus, but eating starch can halt their growth, hinting at a possible treatment https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188988 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188891-device-that-works-like-a-lung-makes-clean-fuel-from-water/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Thu, 20 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000 A device inspired by human lungs can split water into oxygen and hydrogen. If successfully scaled up it could help make clean fuel for hydrogen cars https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188891 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188910-there-may-be-a-link-between-erectile-dysfunction-and-type-2-diabetes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Thu, 20 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000 A DNA analysis links type 2 diabetes with erectile dysfunction, hinting that having a healthier lifestyle may reduce the chances of getting erectile problems https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188910 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188925-ice-filled-martian-crater-is-a-permanent-winter-wonderland/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Thu, 20 Dec 2018 12:24:00 +0000 The European Space Agency’s Mars Express probe captured this striking view of ice-filled Korolev Crater, near the north pole of the Red Planet https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188925 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188838-2018s-weirdest-stories-friendly-horses-toddler-robots-and-moonmoons/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Thu, 20 Dec 2018 08:00:00 +0000 New Scientist has covered some strange scientific findings this year. Here is our round-up of the weirdest and wackiest https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188838 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188558-robot-hand-that-plays-jingle-bells-could-help-us-make-better-limbs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Wed, 19 Dec 2018 19:00:00 +0000 A 3D-printed rigid replica of a human hand can play classic tunes on the piano like Jingle Bells without ever moving individual fingers https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188558 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188610-the-more-pets-you-meet-as-a-baby-the-lower-your-risk-of-allergies/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Wed, 19 Dec 2018 19:00:00 +0000 Children that are exposed to multiple cats and dogs in their first year of life go on to have lower rates of asthma, hay fever and eczema later in life https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188610 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188865-dna-from-6000-year-old-chewing-gum-reveals-how-an-ancient-woman-lived/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Wed, 19 Dec 2018 17:22:00 +0000 Lola lived 6000 years ago and made glue by chewing birch bark pitch. By analysing DNA left on the pitch we know about her diet, appearance, and ancestry https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188865 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032094-200-colour-me-scientific-two-free-fun-colour-me-in-downloads/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Wed, 19 Dec 2018 15:00:00 +0000 Never heard of a querkle or a spiroglyphic? No worries – just get your colouring pens and follow the simple instructions to reveal two iconic images of science http://mg24032094.200 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188798-house-plants-dont-clean-your-air-that-much-but-this-gm-pothos-might/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Wed, 19 Dec 2018 13:00:00 +0000 The air-cleaning properties of house plants have been over-hyped. A GM house plant that breaks down indoor pollutants linked to cancer may do a better job https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188798 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032090-500-cheers-saying-thanks-is-good-for-you-and-those-around-you/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Wed, 19 Dec 2018 10:50:00 +0000 The fad of privately recording your gratitude in a journal was all the rage, but it turns out if you actually pass on your thanks to others, the benefits are multiplied http://mg24032090.500 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188776-exercise-may-lower-high-blood-pressure-as-much-as-medication/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Wed, 19 Dec 2018 10:46:00 +0000 An analysis of nearly 400 trials suggests that exercise might be as effective for people with high blood pressure as taking the most commonly-used drugs https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188776 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188683-the-very-first-dinosaurs-probably-evolved-in-south-america/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Wed, 19 Dec 2018 09:00:00 +0000 Dinosaurs conquered every major landmass, making it difficult to work out where they originally came from – but two studies both conclude they were southerners https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188683 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188583-a-swarming-asexual-midge-is-island-hopping-towards-antarctica/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Wed, 19 Dec 2018 05:15:00 +0000 Biologists say biosecurity measures need to be stepped up to prevent a non-biting midge reaching Antarctica, because it could radically change the continent https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188583 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032080-100-if-you-think-black-holes-are-strange-white-holes-will-blow-your-mind/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Tue, 18 Dec 2018 18:05:00 +0000 White holes are black ones in reverse, spewing out matter– and they could give us our first glimpse of the quantum source of space-time, says physicist Carlo Rovelli http://mg24032080.100 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032092-500-how-best-to-talk-to-your-science-denying-relatives-this-christmas/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Tue, 18 Dec 2018 18:00:00 +0000 Trying to change someone’s mind is no easy task, but researchers have studied the various pitfalls when it comes to correcting scientific myths http://mg24032092.500 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032095-600-snake-oil-sellers-must-no-longer-be-able-to-hide-behind-charity-status/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Tue, 18 Dec 2018 18:00:00 +0000 UK regulators are cracking down on charities that promote bogus treatments. But will it be enough, asks Tom Chivers http://mg24032095.600 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032095-700-who-do-we-trust-when-human-and-machine-intelligence-disagree/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Tue, 18 Dec 2018 18:00:00 +0000 A faulty sensor – and the automated action it led to – are being blamed for the loss of Lion Air flight JT 610. Is it time for AI to take a back seat, asks Peter Lemme http://mg24032095.700 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188655-dolphins-have-best-friends-but-also-shun-those-outside-their-clique/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Tue, 18 Dec 2018 14:01:00 +0000 In a group of dolphins in the Adriatic sea, long-term friendships blossomed, but so did exclusive cliques where some dolphins shun each other https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188655 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032095-000-computer-chip-will-sniff-your-armpits-and-tell-you-when-you-have-bo/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:30:00 +0000 Technology firm Arm is building computer chips that will smell their surroundings. It wants to use them to spot gone-off food and to tell people if they have BO http://mg24032095.000 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032070-200-weve-added-letters-to-the-genetic-code-and-the-results-are-amazing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Tue, 18 Dec 2018 10:00:00 +0000 The first life forms with a six-letter genetic code are already pumping out drugs and other materials that nature has never seen before http://mg24032070.200 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032082-800-dan-holdsworths-new-artwork-captures-the-past-in-a-point-cloud/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Tue, 18 Dec 2018 07:00:00 +0000 In collaboration with geologists and data scientists, a British photographer has found a way to snap pictures of the Jurassic http://mg24032082.800 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188510-stem-cells-implanted-into-the-brain-stop-epilepsy-seizures-in-rats/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Mon, 17 Dec 2018 20:00:00 +0000 A radical approach of implanting stem cells into the brain could stop epilepsy seizures at their source, but the treatment has only been tested in rats so far https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188510 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188500-a-new-dwarf-planet-called-farout-is-the-most-distant-weve-ever-seen/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Mon, 17 Dec 2018 17:32:00 +0000 Astronomers have spotted a tiny world 18 billion kilometres away, the most distant dwarf planet we’ve ever seen, and it may help us find the elusive Planet X https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188500 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188454-our-primate-ancestors-may-have-originated-in-europe-or-north-america/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Mon, 17 Dec 2018 15:55:00 +0000 It was thought that the ancestor we share with lemurs, monkeys and apes evolved in Asia, but fossil analysis suggests this may not have been the case https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188454 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188405-stunning-fossils-show-pterosaurs-had-primitive-feathers-like-dinosaurs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:45:00 +0000 When dinosaurs ruled the land, pterosaurs occupied the skies. Now we know they had feathers, suggesting plumage has a much deeper history than we had thought https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188405 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032080-300-jellyfish-offer-a-sticky-solution-to-the-problem-of-plastic-pollution/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Mon, 17 Dec 2018 12:00:00 +0000 Our oceans are full of microplastics and unnatural swarms of jellyfish. Could these beautiful animals possess a secret weapon to help clean up the environment? http://mg24032080.300 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032080-400-how-clever-chemistry-is-making-plastic-fantastic-again/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Mon, 17 Dec 2018 09:00:00 +0000 Plastic waste threatens a wide range of ecosystems all over the planet. But innovative ways of making, reusing and recycling plastic are set to change our relationship with this extraordinary material http://mg24032080.400 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032080-800-coral-whisperers-review-how-global-warming-is-changing-researchers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Mon, 17 Dec 2018 09:00:00 +0000 In the battle to save resources as vital as coral, researchers increasingly face a world where scholarly thought is blown away by the need for urgent action http://mg24032080.800 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032080-500-home-futures-review-what-living-spaces-teach-us-about-our-culture/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Sat, 15 Dec 2018 10:00:00 +0000 From robo-walking cities to living rooms that fold away, the revolutionary ideas on show at London’s Design Museum tell us much about the way we live http://mg24032080.500 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188277-the-secret-site-in-england-where-beavers-control-the-landscape/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Sat, 15 Dec 2018 08:00:00 +0000 Two beavers were released at a secret location in Devon, UK in 2011. Now they’ve completely transformed the landscape including improving flood management in the area https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188277 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032082-900-the-disorientated-ape-why-clever-people-can-be-terrible-navigators/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Fri, 14 Dec 2018 12:00:00 +0000 The human sense of direction is extraordinarily variable. Now we know why some people are so good at getting lost http://mg24032082.900 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188214-coal-power-emissions-in-the-us-are-even-higher-than-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Fri, 14 Dec 2018 12:00:00 +0000 The carbon emissions from lugging coal around can be much higher than thought – up to a third as much as is emitted when the stuff is burned https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188214 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188164-breathing-in-moon-dust-could-release-toxins-in-astronauts-lungs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:00:00 +0000 We already knew that lunar dust is highly abrasive, but now it seems minerals in the dust can easily react with human cells and release large amount of toxins https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188164 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188114-incredible-shrinking-3d-printer-can-make-really-tiny-objects/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Thu, 13 Dec 2018 19:00:00 +0000 A method for 3D printing minuscule objects produces them at a larger size and then shrinks them to one thousandth of the original volume https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188114 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188186-can-a-green-new-deal-boost-the-us-economy-and-save-the-planet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:30:00 +0000 Politicians like the newly-elected Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are now taking climate change seriously, but even an ambitious plan to remake the economy may not be enough https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188186 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188188-virgin-galactic-claims-its-first-successful-flight-to-edge-of-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:27:00 +0000 Richard Branson’s space tourism firm says it has finally made a flight to the edge of space – though the craft did not reach the currently accepted definition of 100 kilometres up https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188188 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032080-200-climate-change-is-happening-but-how-fast-this-is-what-we-really-know/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:15:00 +0000 From past temperature change to future sea level rise, climate science is full of conflicting numbers. Here’s our guide to the ones you can and can’t trust http://mg24032080.200 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188104-some-people-have-slightly-squashed-heads-thanks-to-neanderthal-dna/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000 Many people carry Neanderthal DNA that can affect brain cell growth and the insulation around neurons – and that may have a small impact on brain performance https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188104 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188119-weve-been-using-crispr-for-years-now-we-know-how-it-really-works/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000 We can now predict what changes the CRISPR gene editing technique will make to targeted DNA – a finding that will make the tool more powerful than ever before https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188119 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188179-childhood-hormone-treatments-may-have-spread-alzheimers-proteins/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000 Last century, tens of thousands of children were given growth hormone from dead bodies. Evidence is building that this may have raised their risk of Alzheimer’s disease https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188179 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188156-bizarre-fossil-that-baffled-us-for-years-is-early-starfish-ancestor/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Thu, 13 Dec 2018 14:12:00 +0000 Extinct animals called stylophorans have caused confusion for decades, but fossils with preserved soft tissue reveal that they were relatives of starfish https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188156 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2187826-first-direct-evidence-that-later-school-day-really-does-help-teenagers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Wed, 12 Dec 2018 19:00:00 +0000 Since Seattle high schools decided to start an hour later, students have been getting more sleep – and school attendance and grades have improved https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2187826 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2187990-australias-marsupial-lion-was-a-meat-ripping-tree-climbing-terror/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Wed, 12 Dec 2018 19:00:00 +0000 First full reconstruction of Thylacoleo carnifex shows it tore apart its prey like a Tasmanian devil, had the bite strength of a lion, and climbed like a koala https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2187990 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032082-400-bitcoins-price-is-plummeting-will-the-cryptocurrency-survive/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Wed, 12 Dec 2018 18:00:00 +0000 Bitcoin investors have had a rough ride this year as the price of the cryptocurrency has tumbled, making it less economical to produce the coins http://mg24032082.400 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188077-quantum-network-joins-four-people-together-for-encrypted-messaging/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Wed, 12 Dec 2018 18:00:00 +0000 A multi-user quantum network shows that secure quantum links between several people at once could be possible using standard telecommunications equipment https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188077 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2188000-acne-study-reveals-genes-for-hair-follicles-are-partly-to-blame/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Wed, 12 Dec 2018 13:17:00 +0000 The genes involved in producing hair follicles are partly to blame for acne, according to an analysis of the DNA of over 5000 people with severe acne https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2188000 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2187952-endangered-relative-of-the-hedgehog-may-be-thriving-in-vietnam/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Wed, 12 Dec 2018 11:00:00 +0000 The Hainan gymnure is a stinky but spine-free relative of the hedgehog that we thought was rare – a new discovery in northern Vietnam suggests we were wrong https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2187952 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032040-500-how-lab-on-a-chip-technology-is-turning-smartphones-into-food-sensors/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Wed, 12 Dec 2018 10:00:00 +0000 A lab-on-a-chip that fits inside a smartphone is set to change our relationship with food and the chemicals we use to make it http://mg24032040.500 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2187838-when-humans-are-wiped-from-earth-the-chicken-bones-will-remain/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Wed, 12 Dec 2018 00:01:00 +0000 When humans have vanished from Earth, one of the most enduring marks of our impact will be the sudden appearance of copious chicken bones in the fossil record https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2187838 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2187928-coral-likes-to-make-its-ocean-home-in-places-with-noisy-neighbours/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Wed, 12 Dec 2018 00:01:00 +0000 As larvae, corals drift around the ocean searching for somewhere to live – and they seem to appreciate a spot in an area full of loud fish https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2187928 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2187943-monkeys-chill-out-just-from-seeing-their-friends-being-groomed/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Wed, 12 Dec 2018 00:01:00 +0000 Barbary macaques became more relaxed and friendlier after seeing another macaque being groomed – a finding that may help explain ‘head orgasm’ videos https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2187943 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2187932-major-companies-are-using-ai-to-decide-who-you-speak-to-on-the-phone/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Tue, 11 Dec 2018 16:52:00 +0000 When you ring a call centre, an AI could be deciding which person will speak to you, based on their ability to influence your decisions https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2187932 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2187812-vibrating-crystal-made-of-10-billion-atoms-smashes-quantum-record/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Tue, 11 Dec 2018 15:56:00 +0000 Testing increasingly large objects proves that quantum mechanics works at larger scales – a finding that could help build quantum computers https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2187812 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032074-000-there-wont-be-many-more-gene-edited-babies-just-yet-heres-why/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Tue, 11 Dec 2018 15:00:00 +0000 The news of gene-edited twins is more likely to have a chilling effect on research into the technique used than to open the floodgates to millions more edited babies http://mg24032074.000 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2187868-drone-owners-in-india-must-get-government-approval-before-every-flight/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Tue, 11 Dec 2018 12:45:00 +0000 A law designed to open up civilian access to the skies in India overturns a ban on drones, but only by giving the government automated control over when they can take off https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2187868 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032072-300-we-dont-need-stars-to-navigate-space-black-holes-work-way-better/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Tue, 11 Dec 2018 12:00:00 +0000 If you want to find your way across the universe, forget using stars or GPS. The light from quasars billions of light years away can guide us and even help here on Earth http://mg24032072.300 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2187639-exclusive-controversial-skeleton-may-be-a-new-species-of-early-human/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D&campaign_id=RSS%7CNSNS-%7B%7Bterm%7D%7D Mon, 10 Dec 2018 17:36:00 +0000 A skeleton found decades ago in South Africa may be a new species of Australopithecus, and could help reveal when our ancestors evolved to walk on two feet https://www.newscientist.com/?post_type=article&p=2187639
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