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Pink Floppy Disc and The Bitles: Embracing the future of AI music
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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Obesity may come in 11 different types, each with their own cause
We may be starting to understand why some weight-loss strategies, like exercising, don’t work for everyone with obesity Science Photo…
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Exposure to microplastic makes animals want to eat it more
Nematode worms can learn to prefer plastic-contaminated prey over cleaner food Heiti Paves/Alamy Predators can learn to prefer eating prey…
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Your chance of having a boy or girl may not be 50/50
A woman’s age may determine whether she has only sons or daughters Marko Pekic/Getty Images You may assume that a…
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Laws of quantum physics may rule out a universe that came before ours
Did the cosmos arise out of a big bounce from another universe? Vadim Sadovski/Shutterstock Could our universe be expanding and…
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Ranching and farming have eroded almost all the soil in the Alps
A flock of sheep in a valley in the French Alps Travelart / Alamy Rapid erosion due to human activity,…
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New Scientist recommends Wolfgang Tillmans’s new exhibition in Paris
Pompidou Centre Cavan Images/Alamy If you visit Paris, you must see Wolfgang Tillmans’s Nothing Could Have Prepared Us – Everything…
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Is it time to aim for 1.7°C as the new limit for global warming?
Wildfires are expected to become more frequent and severe as global temperatures rise COSTAS METAXAKIS/AFP via Getty Images If you…
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Hacking Humanity review: Can amazing tech reboot healthcare? A new book explores the future
Will robots routinely take cheek swabs in the future – and if so, how soon will this happen? KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via…
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Otherworldly space images from a major photography competition
Encounter Within One Second © Zhang Yanguang The International Space Station (ISS) scrolling across the sun, a relative close-up of…
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