Science
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Hiking parking costs is a great way to reduce car usage
“We all subsidise car owners, not the other way round.” Simon Dack/Alamy There is a hardware store on my local…
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Colossal scientist now admits they haven’t really made dire wolves
One of the modified grey wolves created by Colossal Colossal Biosciences The dire wolf is “the world’s first successfully de-extincted…
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Penguin poo helps keep Antarctica cool
Adelie penguins on sea ice off the Antarctic Peninsula Ashley Cooper pics/Alamy Fumes of ammonia rising from piles of droppings…
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Special contact lenses let you see infrared light – even in the dark
New contact lenses can provide infrared vision olga Yastremska/Alamy Contact lenses have enabled people to see beyond the visible light…
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The egg-drop experiment… but make it peer review
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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This is how to avoid annihilating ourselves in a nuclear war
We have been lucky to dodge nuclear Armageddon so far, but we can’t keep trusting to fortune. If we don’t…
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Giant boulder on clifftop in Tonga was carried by a 50-metre-high wave
Martin Köhler stands in front of the Maka Lahi boulder in Tonga Martin Köhler/University of Queensland A 1200-tonne boulder in…
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Honeybees are getting confused by electric pollution from power lines
Honeybees may use an electric sense to locate nectar-rich flowers proxyminder/Getty Images Electric signals from power lines discourage bees from…
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Hello, Cruel World! review: Parents shouldn’t miss this science-backed guide to raising kids
One of a child’s most important jobs is to make sense of the world Cavan Images/Alamy Hello, Cruel World!Melinda Wenner Moyer…
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How to boost your brain power just by changing how you breathe
Breathing in oxygenates your body – and helps you think more clearly Carlos Barquero/Getty Images When my kids get nervous…
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