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Exercise keeps astronauts' hearts strong enough for flight to Mars
Intense exercise during long spaceflights helps maintain heart structure and function within a range needed to tolerate the low-gravity envi
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Variations in virus tails may help predict which phages kill more bacterial strains
Bacteriophages—or phages, for short—are viruses that kill bacteria, and scientists have been studying them for decades as a possible solutio
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Facial recognition trial by police in Australia delivered strong results. But was it an ethical success?
The results of Australia's first live facial recognition trial have been released. Since June 2026, the Western Australian Police Force has
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Tic-tac-toe simulator offers a way to teach quantum physics without matrix algebra
A team from SUNY Polytechnic Institute has designed a quantum rule-based simulator known as Quantum Tic-Tac-Toe. The simulator was originall
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Roaming black holes may tell the hidden history of galaxies
If you want to understand the origins of black holes, Yale astronomers say, you need to look beyond the centers of galaxies and start search
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What is the fastest way to empty a full jug of water?
This question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Her
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What is an itch, and why can a simple touch calm it?
This question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Her
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What causes clothes to crease, and why does ironing remove them?
This question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Her
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When will the AMOC collapse? We don’t know, but should still prepare
Uncertainty about when or even if the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, a vital ocean current, might collapse has been an excuse
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Why do we feel emotional about fictional characters? part 2
This question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Her
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This week’s new questions
Is it faster to jog up stairs or take them two at a time? If the world we observe is just our brain’s interpretation of the electro-chemical
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Researcher finds that cats lie around for a ridiculous amount of time
Feedback digs into important work done in New Zealand into the movements of cats, which found – to no one's great surprise – that their favo
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Tom Gauld: ‘Trust me, it’s safe’
Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon
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Why can’t we cool water as quickly as we can heat it? part 2
This question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Her
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Twisteddoodles on how to make a cell look its very best
This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles
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New mining map highlights damage caused by extracting metals for your smartphone
The most sustainable smartphone is the one you currently own. An estimated 80% of your phone's negative impact on the environment happens be
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Bizarre new dinosaur with giant claws discovered in China
It walked on two legs and may have looked like a feathered bear with giant claws. Meet Kayrasaurus changliensis—well, its almost complete sk
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When and how to see the Harvest Moon in 2026
September's full Moon will rise across on Saturday 26 September. The best viewing conditions currently look to be across southern and easter
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Spin waves inside a nano-oscillator imaged for the first time
For the first time, researchers have directly imaged the magnetization dynamics inside a spin Hall nano-oscillator—a nanoscale device that c
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SKA may detect magnetic fields on distant exoplanets
Studying exoplanets has given astronomers insights into the characteristics that could help them find life beyond Earth. For years, astronom
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How diffractive solar sails could stop a killer asteroid at 100 km/s
Asteroids don't come with a warning label that they might one day hit Earth. While we don't know of any currently on course to do so, we are
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DIY filter systems improve air quality in classrooms
As students return to school and cold and flu season begins, researchers are studying ways to improve indoor air quality and reduce the risk
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Report calls for government to introduce a charge on disposable cups
Around 2.5 billion single-use cups are used in the U.K. every year, yet fewer than 1% are recycled. They contribute to litter, contaminate r
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Why a healthy seafloor matters for the Earth system
The seafloor is more than just the ground beneath the sea. Two-thirds of Earth's surface is covered by oceans, which have an average depth o
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