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These Technologies Help You Live Lightly on a Fragile Planet
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Human hibernation is possible and could boost longevity
Mounting evidence suggests that humans may have the biological hardware to benefit from some aspects of hibernation. Switching on these...
Robots Are Helping Immunocompromised Kids ‘Go to School’
That was the key; those interactions that I craved in the hospital were the same that many missed during the...
A Supersmeller Can Detect the Scent of Parkinson’s, Leading to an Experimental Test for the Illness
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Monkeys and lemurs are coming down from the trees as climate warms up
Rising temperatures and deforestation are pushing tree-dwelling primates to spend more time on the ground in search of shade and water...
The Physics of Smashing a Spacecraft Into an Asteroid
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Ancient Panda ‘Thumb’ Matches Modern Version
A bear that roamed what is now China about six million years ago is the oldest bamboo-eating panda ancestor yet...
High-ranking monkeys are more prone to gain weight in captivity
Captive macaques with a higher social rank tend to get more overweight, even though they don’t appear to consume more...
Alan Ahn Says Nuclear Is Still the Carbon-Free Fuel of the Future
“We need nuclear energy to fight climate change,” says Alan Ahn, a senior fellow at Third Way, a think tank...
‘Devilfish’ Could Help Treat Wastewater from Ceramics
“Devilfish” catfish, also called suckermouths, are native to South America but have spread to four other continents. These freshwater invaders...
Patrick Vallance speaking at New Scientist Live Livestream
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It’s Time to Treat Housing Insecurity as a Health Risk
Whenever social risk factors arise, “there’s an opportunity for someone to fall through the cracks or experience a delay,” says...
Desecrated Human Skulls Are Being Sold on Social Media in U.K.’s Unregulated Bone Trade
Human skulls are pierced with coffin nails and human bones are turned into Ouija board pieces; almost nothing is off-limits...
11th-century polymath was the first to recognise past climate change
After discovering fossilised bamboo in the 11th century, Shen Kuo deduced that the climate in northern China had been different...
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