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This week’s new questions
Is there such a thing as an olfactory illusion, and what forces make a particle of fluid start spiralling down a pipe instead of flowing smo
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Are there plants that could survive as a food source on the moon? Part 2
Fresh answers are questioning the broader applicability of the Wardian case – and note the importance of where on the moon the plants are gr
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Why don’t we sneeze when we are asleep?
Our readers don’t agree with this statement, and even broaden out their evidence base to their furry companions
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Twisteddoodles on a brand-new type of robot
This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles
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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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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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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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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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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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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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5 graphs that show how the record-breaking El Niño will affect the world
A stronger El Niño means more extreme weather, including droughts and wildfires in some places and flooding and tropical storms in others
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Are mushroom-growing kits seeding a biodiversity crisis across Europe?
What began as a seemingly harmless and delicious hobby may have released an invasive species across the continent. Experts fear that these d
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Doctors are finally learning to manage antidepressant withdrawal
Withdrawal symptoms following long-term SSRI use appear far more pervasive and serious than previously realised. Now medical bodies are reth
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Nanoparticles ease Alzheimer’s by making neurons from other cells
A drug made up of a cage of nanoparticles and antibodies created neurons from another type of brain cell, which relieved symptoms of Alzheim
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A glacier collapse is most likely cause of the Nepal disaster
Melting snow appears to have weakened a steep glacier at an altitude of 5 kilometres, causing it to plummet around a kilometre into the rive
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Hot weather in the UK is now almost as deadly as a cold snap
Cold weather has always killed more people than hot weather in England and Wales – that's about to change
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Shingles vaccine may lower risk of stroke and heart failure
Being vaccinated against shingles has been linked to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease before, but now a study suggests that the vaccin
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Workout patch delivers some of the benefits of exercise with no exertion
Injecting muscle cells beneath the skin of mice led to a patch of self-contracting cells that boosted their muscle mass, bone density and ev
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See the stunning contenders for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year
These images of nature in action are just some of the highly commended shots in the running for the prestigious nature photography award
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The engineer racing to run the world’s most dangerous algorithm
Craig Gidney is largely unknown outside of quantum computing, but his pioneering work on quantum circuits could have huge consequences for u
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Will muscle-boosting meds be the next big thing after GLP-1 drugs?
A number of drugs designed to prevent muscle loss and boost muscle growth are being tested in clinical trials. Columnist Michael Le Page loo
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Lack of sleep may cause anxiety by making us less adaptable to threats
People who were deprived of sleep overnight didn't seem to adapt to being in a potentially threatening space, which may help explain the lin
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Why banishing irrational numbers could trigger a revolution in quantum theory
Irrational numbers have underpinned quantum mechanics for a century. Removing them could eliminate its strangest features and trigger the bi
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Diabetes drug metformin may halve the risk of dementia
Taking metformin, a type 2 diabetes drug, has been linked to a lower risk of dementia over the following decades, but the association isn't
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