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Liquid gallium experiment confirms key flow regime inside rapidly rotating stars and planets
Since we cannot look into the interiors of stars and planets, we rely on lab experiments to replicate the physical processes that occur ther
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Genetic traces reveal river residents: 1,072 species in a bucket of water
Can DNA traces in just two liters (0.5 gallons) of water reveal how a river's biodiversity changes over the course of a year? A study by the
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Better timetables could greatly shorten train travel times
Anyone traveling by train across Europe spends a surprisingly large portion of the trip not on a moving train. Today, about 25% of travel ti
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Observing the vibrations of neighboring atoms with an atomic-scale double slit
Efficiently controlling heat generation has become a major challenge as the semiconductors used in smartphones, computers and similar device
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When fruits and veggies are scarce, monkeys hunt for meat
Capuchin monkeys hunt prey when fruits and vegetables become scarce, potentially mirroring the habits of human ancestors, according to a stu
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Climate change exposes up to 560 million children globally to at least one additional month of dangerous heat per year
New research by Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) shows that globally, up to 560 million children ages 0–9 (43% of all children in this age g
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Many workplaces resist plant-based lunches despite substantial climate benefits
Are organizations ready for plant-based food at work? A new study from the University of Copenhagen explores this question and shows that on
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Tiny atomic changes could lead to smarter wireless technology
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have shown that making extremely small changes to the structure of a material can dramaticall
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Narwhals help researchers uncover unique data from the deepest East Greenland fjords
They live in some of the most inaccessible waters on Earth, where ocean temperatures hover around freezing. Because they move through areas
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Richard Feynman’s 80-year-old quantum postulate has now been validated
Decades after it has been posited as a foundational principle of quantum physics, Richard Feynman’s “path integral” has been directly measur
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Chagas parasite's survival trick offers antimalarial-style target
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have identified a potential new target to prevent the spread of Chagas disease. The parasitic in
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Buried underwear shows land use is key to soil health
Soil is the foundation of our food supply. It stores water, carbon and nutrients and is home to a large share of the world's biodiversity. M
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Did ocean motion carve Enceladus's tiger stripes?
Saturn's moon Enceladus sports a thick shell of ice surrounding a liquid water ocean. As though scraped by an enormous claw, four parallel c
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Even protected Florida wetlands can't escape microplastic pollution
Microplastics are turning up almost everywhere—from oceans and rivers to soils and sediments—yet far less is known about what happens when t
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How high scores in an online brain teaser made mathematicians lie for three years
It might not yet be the phenomenon that is Wordle, but for hundreds of thousands of players, Digit Party has scratched the itch of a casual
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Congo Basin study reveals nuanced relationship between people and flooding
In the Lac Télé Community Reserve, a vast tropical peatland in Africa's Congo Basin that is home to about 20,000 people, the forces of clima
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Expert Comment: More extreme weather is coming—AI may help us to better prepare for it
As of August 2026, the world is bracing for what forecasters describe as one of the strongest El Niño events on record. The U.S. National Oc
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The healthcare industry isn’t built for coming off medication
Starting a new medication is relatively easy once you have a prescription from your doctor, but stopping is much harder, because from resear
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Can the Greek muses of ancient myth explain modern society?
Astrophysicist and folklorist Moiya McTier’s Mothers of Invention gives the nine Greek muses new voices – and lets them loose on creativity.
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Our verdict on The Dog Stars: A mixed response to this grim future
Peter Heller's post-apocalyptic novel The Dog Stars was the New Scientist Book Club's read for August. Alison Flood rounds up how members fe
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Want to know everything about time? Read Jim Al-Khalili’s new book
If you want a thorough examination of time, then the excellent – and extremely meaty – book On Time is for you, says Joshua Howgego
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The quest to save the bananas we love so much makes scary reading
Without serious technical efforts, banana crops faces collapse worldwide. James Woodford enjoys a passionate plea from leading researcher Ja
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Why do we feel emotional about fictional characters?
Readers provide different perspectives to tackle the question of why humans so readily adopt fiction into our lives
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Twisteddoodles on a brand-new type of robot
This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles
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