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Bacteria-inspired robot uses 12 spinning flagella to roam underwater

New Scientist - Space - Mon, 07/04/2025 - 19:35
An underwater drone with long, spinning arms like the flagella of bacteria could survey the seas without endangering marine life, its creators claim
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Bacteria-inspired robot uses 12 spinning flagella to roam underwater

New Scientist - Technology - Mon, 07/04/2025 - 19:35
An underwater drone with long, spinning arms like the flagella of bacteria could survey the seas without endangering marine life, its creators claim
Categories: Science

We're finally uncovering fibre's remarkable benefits for body and mind

New Scientist - Space - Mon, 07/04/2025 - 19:05
From dampening inflammation to boosting mental health, the many types of dietary fibre have a surprisingly large impact throughout the body. Here's how to get your fill
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We're finally uncovering fibre's remarkable benefits for body and mind

New Scientist - Technology - Mon, 07/04/2025 - 19:05
From dampening inflammation to boosting mental health, the many types of dietary fibre have a surprisingly large impact throughout the body. Here's how to get your fill
Categories: Science

Earth's upper mantle is revealing the deepest effect of human activity

New Scientist - Space - Mon, 07/04/2025 - 19:00
As the Aral Sea has been drained by irrigation and dried up, the mass loss on the surface has caused Earth’s upper mantle to rise up, lifting the emptied sea bed an average of 7 millimetres per year
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Earth's upper mantle is revealing the deepest effect of human activity

New Scientist - Technology - Mon, 07/04/2025 - 19:00
As the Aral Sea has been drained by irrigation and dried up, the mass loss on the surface has caused Earth’s upper mantle to rise up, lifting the emptied sea bed an average of 7 millimetres per year
Categories: Science

Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy could significantly cut dementia risk

New Scientist - Space - Mon, 07/04/2025 - 19:00
Dozens of trials testing GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide, the medicine in Ozempic and Wegovy, against a placebo suggest that they really could protect against dementia
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Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy could significantly cut dementia risk

New Scientist - Technology - Mon, 07/04/2025 - 19:00
Dozens of trials testing GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide, the medicine in Ozempic and Wegovy, against a placebo suggest that they really could protect against dementia
Categories: Science

'Quantum Darwinism' may explain why we live in a shared reality

New Scientist - Space - Mon, 07/04/2025 - 15:00
A framework inspired by evolution may demonstrate why two observers see the same non-quantum world emerge from the many fuzzy probabilities of the quantum realm
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'Quantum Darwinism' may explain why we live in a shared reality

New Scientist - Technology - Mon, 07/04/2025 - 15:00
A framework inspired by evolution may demonstrate why two observers see the same non-quantum world emerge from the many fuzzy probabilities of the quantum realm
Categories: Science

AI data scrapers are an existential threat to Wikipedia

New Scientist - Space - Sat, 05/04/2025 - 00:00
As AI developers harvest Wikipedia content to train their models, the resulting surge in automated traffic is driving up costs for the non-profit that runs the popular crowdsourced encyclopaedia
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AI data scrapers are an existential threat to Wikipedia

New Scientist - Technology - Sat, 05/04/2025 - 00:00
As AI developers harvest Wikipedia content to train their models, the resulting surge in automated traffic is driving up costs for the non-profit that runs the popular crowdsourced encyclopaedia
Categories: Science

Cannibal spiders have strange trick to stop their siblings eating them

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 23:00
A spider species eat their siblings as soon as they die but tolerate each other when they are alive, suggesting a mysterious signal helps them to determine when to dine on a nest mate
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Cannibal spiders have strange trick to stop their siblings eating them

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 23:00
A spider species eat their siblings as soon as they die but tolerate each other when they are alive, suggesting a mysterious signal helps them to determine when to dine on a nest mate
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Largest ever US honeybee die-off has destroyed 1.6 million colonies

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 22:00
Beekeepers often experience some seasonal losses, but this past winter, more than half of all US honeybee colonies died off, potentially the largest loss in US history
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Largest ever US honeybee die-off has destroyed 1.6 million colonies

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 22:00
Beekeepers often experience some seasonal losses, but this past winter, more than half of all US honeybee colonies died off, potentially the largest loss in US history
Categories: Science

Wind farm developers are worried about neighbours stealing their wind

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 21:00
Wakes from offshore wind farms can reduce the power generated by neighbouring farms – an issue that is growing more prevalent as turbines get bigger and more numerous
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Wind farm developers are worried about neighbours stealing their wind

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 21:00
Wakes from offshore wind farms can reduce the power generated by neighbouring farms – an issue that is growing more prevalent as turbines get bigger and more numerous
Categories: Science

Kennedy has taken a sledgehammer to the US's public health

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 19:00
The US anti-vaccine movement is now firmly embedded in the highest levels of government, where those overseeing public health agencies are making drastic cuts both wide and deep
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Kennedy has taken a sledgehammer to the US's public health

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 19:00
The US anti-vaccine movement is now firmly embedded in the highest levels of government, where those overseeing public health agencies are making drastic cuts both wide and deep
Categories: Science

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