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Triumphant images of women who climbed to new heights
Ines Papert in Kyrgystan, Ines Papert Most people would find a 1200-metre wall of ice on a mountain peak intimidating.…
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From The Terminator to R2D2, the 25 best fictional robots – according to New Scientist
The greatest robot of all time? The cooker on the moon, from A Grand Day Out Photo12/7e Art/Aardman Animations/Alamy We…
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Peculiar galaxy seems to contain surprisingly pristine stars
Abell 2744, the galaxy cluster where AMORE6 was spotted NASA, ESA, Jennifer Lotz, Matt Mountain, Anton M. Koekemoer, HFF Team…
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Intensely grieving a loved one could shorten a mourner’s life
Losing someone we love can affect us in many ways Vidar Nordli-Mathisen/Unsplash People who experience long periods of intense grief…
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Why Trump’s order targeting ‘woke’ AI may be impossible to follow
US President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order at an AI summit on 23 July 2025 in Washington, DC…
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Thousands of seadragons are dying in Australia’s toxic algal bloom
Leafy seadragons rely on camouflage to avoid predation Alastair Pollock Photography/Getty Images One of the world’s most extraordinary fish could…
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Why a tech start-up wants to pump your faeces deep underground
Processing tanks at a site in Kansas where waste is pumped into an underground salt cavern Vaulted Deep A start-up…
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Record marine heatwaves may signal a permanent shift in the oceans
Hotter seas can lead to more intense storms, such as Hurricane Milton in 2024 NOAA Extreme marine heat recorded since…
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Social media is dead – here’s what comes next
Matthias Oberholzer/Unsplash One of the not-funny ironies of the 21st century has been that everything we thought was social media…
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Anthropic AI goes rogue when trying to run a vending machine
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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