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Climate could warm another 0.5°C if we fail to capture far more CO2
To limit warming, we will need to cut emissions as well as capture carbon Richard Saker/Alamy The world would have…
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Hay fever relief could come in the form of a nasal ‘molecular shield’
Sneezing and coughing are common hay fever symptoms mohammad hosein safaei/Unsplash People with hay fever could one day benefit from…
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The cosmos is vast, so how do we measure it?
An estimated 500,000 stars shine in this portion of the Milky Way galaxy NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, and S. Crowe…
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Why bizarre Cold War hoverboats are making a comeback
Illustration concept for the US DARPA Liberty Lifter program Aurora Flight Sciences It’s not a boat. It’s not a plane.…
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Is this the raciest conference invite ever?
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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Fatal genetic disorder treated by replacing the brain’s immune cells
Microglia are specialised immune cells in the brain Science Photo Library/Alamy Replacing the brain’s immune cells pauses the progression of…
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Plans to genetically screen newborns for rare diseases are problematic
Rare diseases are often hard to spot. They can evade detection until irreversible organ damage or disability has already set…
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After the Spike review: Provocative new book says we must persuade people to have more babies
A large population may enable innovation and economies of scale PHILIPPE MONTIGNY/iStockphoto/Getty Images After the SpikeDean Spears and Michael Geruso…
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Inhaled insulin may free children with type 1 diabetes from injections
Afrezza is an inhaled form of insulin MannKind Corporation Inhaled insulin helps to control blood sugar levels in children with…
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Astronomers found a completely new type of plasma wave near Jupiter
The plasma near Jupiter’s poles is capable of unusual behaviour NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS; Oleksuik © CC NC SA The cosmic neighbourhood of…
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