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Volcano in Ethiopia is releasing unusually large plumes of methane
Satellite view of Mount Fentale in Ethiopia Gallo Images/Orbital Horizon/Copernicus Sentinel Data 2025 A volcano in Ethiopia is spewing unusually…
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Mice seen giving ‘first aid’ to unconscious companions
A mouse tends to an unconscious peer by pulling its tongue Wenjian Sun et al. 2025 When they find another…
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NOAA scientists refuse to link warming weather to climate change
Extreme weather, including hurricanes, has increased with climate change MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC The US National Oceanic…
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How does astronomy fit into astrophysics – and does it matter?
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a tightly bound pair of actively forming stars, known as Herbig-Haro 46/47 NASA,…
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Watch a cuttlefish transform into a leaf and a coral to hunt its prey
Cuttlefish have a variety of camouflage techniques University of Bristol Cuttlefish use dazzling camouflage to disguise themselves while stalking their…
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AI trained on novels tracks how racist and sexist biases have evolved
Books can document the cultural biases of the era when they were published Ann Taylor/Alamy Artificial intelligences picking up sexist…
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The story of mirror life: From intriguing idea to unprecedented threat
In the coming decades, we might figure out how to make an entirely new kind of life: a mirror cell,…
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Asteroid 2024 YR4: Odds of collision with Earth in 2032 have fallen again
An artist’s impression of what asteroid 2024 YR4 could look like as it approaches Earth in December 2032 NASA NASA…
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Jack the Ripper and the case of the missing DNA evidence
Feedback is New Scientist’s popular sideways look at the latest science and technology news. You can submit items you believe…
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Why I’m deeply sceptical about comparisons between humans and machines
Artificial intelligence has humans beat – at least when it comes to games like chess and Go, identifying the 3D…
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