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Our verdict on Larry Niven’s Ringworld: Sci-fi classic has nice maths, shame about Teela
The Book Club gives their verdict on Larry Niven’s Ringworld Eugene Powers/Alamy It was quite an experience, moving from the…
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How does the pill affect your brain? We’re finally getting answers
Hormonal birth control is effective in preventing pregnancy, but there may be some neurological trade-offs that we are only just…
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Leprosy was in the Americas long before the arrival of Europeans
Leprosy can be caused by two species of bacteria, Mycobacterium leprae or Mycobacterium lepromatosis nobeastsofierce Science/Alamy A form of leprosy…
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First evidence of ancient birds nesting above the Arctic circle
Illustration of ancient birds nesting above the Arctic circle Gabriel Ugueto Newly discovered bone fragments from Alaska suggest birds have…
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Storm clouds threaten a promised AI revolution in weather prediction
“People just moan about the weather forecast and how bad it is…” Erik AJV/Alamy “It’s an absolutely unbelievable scientific achievement,”…
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Guess who brought back Agatha Christie as an AI clone
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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How a study in the Stockholm subway could help prevent violent crime
Nearly half a million people are murdered around the world every year. While the means vary across nations – knives…
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Qubit breakthrough could make it easier to build quantum computers
Could a new approach help make quantum computers error-free? Nord Quantique A Canadian quantum computing start-up claims its new qubit…
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Amazing images reveal new details in the sun’s atmosphere
Astronomers have revealed new processes taking place in our sun’s atmosphere, thanks to exquisite new images of the star. Dirk…
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Will SpaceX’s Starship rocket ever work – and what if it doesn’t?
Starship’s ninth test flight took place on 27 May Joe Marino/UPI/Shutterstock Another launch, another failure? With the ninth flight of…
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