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You could get some of the benefits of sleep without having to nod off

New Scientist - Space - Mon, 08/06/2026 - 14:38
Mice seemed to reap some of the benefits of sleep by having their brain activity stimulated while they were awake, and the researchers plan to test the approach on people
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You could get some of the benefits of sleep without having to nod off

New Scientist - Technology - Mon, 08/06/2026 - 14:38
Mice seemed to reap some of the benefits of sleep by having their brain activity stimulated while they were awake, and the researchers plan to test the approach on people
Categories: Science

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Jun 06, 2026)

Daily Brain Teaser - Sat, 06/06/2026 - 03:00
Body Language

Answer the following with parts of the body. The first one is free!

1. A strong box (chest)
2. Heard in congress while voting
3. Baby cows
4. A shellfish
5. A unit used to measure distance
6. Scholars
7. Part of a shoe
8. What every builder must have
9. Something made by whips
10. What soldiers carry


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Are we getting to the point where it's safe to gene-edit babies?

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 05/06/2026 - 23:11
A team in the US has reported promising results after using an improved form of CRISPR to gene-edit human embryos, but a major issue remains unsolved
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Are we getting to the point where it's safe to gene-edit babies?

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 05/06/2026 - 23:11
A team in the US has reported promising results after using an improved form of CRISPR to gene-edit human embryos, but a major issue remains unsolved
Categories: Science

Cuts to US ocean programme will hinder monitoring of El Niño and AMOC

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 05/06/2026 - 20:16
Scientists warn that the Trump administration's push to dismantle a vital network of ocean-sensing instruments will stymie crucial weather and climate monitoring in the Pacific and Atlantic
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Cuts to US ocean programme will hinder monitoring of El Niño and AMOC

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 05/06/2026 - 20:16
Scientists warn that the Trump administration's push to dismantle a vital network of ocean-sensing instruments will stymie crucial weather and climate monitoring in the Pacific and Atlantic
Categories: Science

Flood of AI 'garbage' is pushing open-source developers to the limit

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 05/06/2026 - 18:21
The modern world depends on open-source software maintained by volunteers, but the added demands of checking and fixing AI-written submissions are causing some to burn out and quit
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Flood of AI 'garbage' is pushing open-source developers to the limit

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 05/06/2026 - 18:21
The modern world depends on open-source software maintained by volunteers, but the added demands of checking and fixing AI-written submissions are causing some to burn out and quit
Categories: Science

A chromosome from a frozen rat has been resurrected inside mice

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 05/06/2026 - 17:52
Mice that contain cells with an added rat chromosome have been created by scientists. The next step is to try this with frozen elephant tissue – and if that works, the team will try it with frozen mammoths
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A chromosome from a frozen rat has been resurrected inside mice

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 05/06/2026 - 17:52
Mice that contain cells with an added rat chromosome have been created by scientists. The next step is to try this with frozen elephant tissue – and if that works, the team will try it with frozen mammoths
Categories: Science

The maths meme that has been distracting mathematicians for a century

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 05/06/2026 - 12:00
A seemingly simple set of rules kicks off a kind of mathematical magic trick, which has kept great minds busy since the 1930s. Columnist Jacob Aron explores the origins of the Collatz conjecture, why it is so addictive to mathematicians and whether AI could help us solve it once and for all
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The maths meme that has been distracting mathematicians for a century

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 05/06/2026 - 12:00
A seemingly simple set of rules kicks off a kind of mathematical magic trick, which has kept great minds busy since the 1930s. Columnist Jacob Aron explores the origins of the Collatz conjecture, why it is so addictive to mathematicians and whether AI could help us solve it once and for all
Categories: Science

Daily Brain Teaser for Jun 05, 2026

Daily Brain Teaser - Fri, 05/06/2026 - 03:00
Common Groups

Can you uncover what each group of three has in common?

1. doughnut
notebook
golf course

2. turtle
peanut
oyster

3. brown
polar
Kodiak

4. cough
tear
rain

5. soap
granola
candy


Check Braingle.com for the answer.
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Becoming a parent may make you love your partner less

New Scientist - Space - Thu, 04/06/2026 - 20:00
Parents report loving their partners less within the first year of having a child, but that doesn't mean the feeling is permanent or inevitable
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Becoming a parent may make you love your partner less

New Scientist - Technology - Thu, 04/06/2026 - 20:00
Parents report loving their partners less within the first year of having a child, but that doesn't mean the feeling is permanent or inevitable
Categories: Science

Mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the Atlantic suggests the AMOC is weakening

New Scientist - Space - Thu, 04/06/2026 - 18:00
A patch of ocean south-east of Greenland is the only place on Earth that is cooling, and it could be a sign that the warm water "conveyor belt" in the Atlantic is slowing down
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Mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the Atlantic suggests the AMOC is weakening

New Scientist - Technology - Thu, 04/06/2026 - 18:00
A patch of ocean south-east of Greenland is the only place on Earth that is cooling, and it could be a sign that the warm water "conveyor belt" in the Atlantic is slowing down
Categories: Science

How Rachel Carson's Silent Spring changed the world in 1962

New Scientist - Space - Thu, 04/06/2026 - 15:00
Rachel Carson’s look at the dire effects of industrial and agricultural pollution birthed the modern environmental movement when it was first published – and remains as crucial a read today, finds Rowan Hooper
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How Rachel Carson's Silent Spring changed the world in 1962

New Scientist - Technology - Thu, 04/06/2026 - 15:00
Rachel Carson’s look at the dire effects of industrial and agricultural pollution birthed the modern environmental movement when it was first published – and remains as crucial a read today, finds Rowan Hooper
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