Science
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Fusion power may never happen if we don’t fix the lithium bottleneck
The ITER project is an experimental fusion power reactor ITER Nuclear fusion has the potential to deliver nearly limitless power…
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Could undersea living be the future as sea levels rise?
Is this the future, in a world where the seas are rising? DEEP R&D Ltd The Sama-Bajau are an Indigenous…
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Ancient humans evolved to be better teachers as technology advanced
As technology progressed, humans also got better at passing on skills to others English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images An analysis of…
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Could a race between microscopic competitors be the next big thing?
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 nobody is neurodiverse and nobody is neurotypical
Language is how we make sense of the world: it gives form to abstract concepts and influences our perception of…
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Why Nobody Understands Quantum Physics review: Great on physics, low on accessibility
Niels Bohr in his lab at the University of Copenhagen Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Why Nobody Understands Quantum PhysicsFrank Verstraete and Céline Broeckaert (Macmillan…
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The bizarre story of a maths proof that is only true in Japan
A baffling proof of the ABC conjecture set off a bitter divide among mathematicians AndreasG/Shutterstock As a science journalist, there…
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Is ADHD on the rise? No – but that answer doesn’t tell the whole story
There are concerns that more children are being diagnosed with ADHD Imgorthand/Getty Images Is ADHD in children on the rise?…
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Quantum computers are on the edge of revealing new particle physics
Quantum computers can simulate the behaviour of high-energy particles Google Quantum AI, designed by Sayo Studio Quantum computers are beginning…
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Dead Sea Scrolls analysis may force rethink of ancient Jewish history
The Isaiah Dead Sea Scroll is thought to date to around 100 BC Zev Radovan/Alamy Some of the Dead Sea…
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