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Mother's voice seems to boost language development in premature babies

New Scientist - Technology - Tue, 14/10/2025 - 08:00
Babies born too soon seem to have stronger connections in one of the major brain areas that supports language processing if they regularly heard their mother read them a story while in intensive care
Categories: Science

A radical rethink of what makes your diet healthy or bad for you

New Scientist - Space - Mon, 13/10/2025 - 19:00
What you eat has a surprising impact on the pH of your body with wide ranging impacts on your health. But getting the balance right isn’t as simple as eating fewer acidic foods
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A radical rethink of what makes your diet healthy or bad for you

New Scientist - Technology - Mon, 13/10/2025 - 19:00
What you eat has a surprising impact on the pH of your body with wide ranging impacts on your health. But getting the balance right isn’t as simple as eating fewer acidic foods
Categories: Science

Chatbots work best when you speak to them with formal language

New Scientist - Space - Mon, 13/10/2025 - 17:00
Are you terse and informal when speaking to an AI chatbot? If so, you might be getting worse answers than if you used more formal language
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Chatbots work best when you speak to them with formal language

New Scientist - Technology - Mon, 13/10/2025 - 17:00
Are you terse and informal when speaking to an AI chatbot? If so, you might be getting worse answers than if you used more formal language
Categories: Science

A black hole fell into a star – then ate its way out again

New Scientist - Space - Mon, 13/10/2025 - 15:00
Stars often fall into black holes, and now it seems the opposite can also occur, producing an extra long-lasting explosion as the star is consumed from within
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A black hole fell into a star – then ate its way out again

New Scientist - Technology - Mon, 13/10/2025 - 15:00
Stars often fall into black holes, and now it seems the opposite can also occur, producing an extra long-lasting explosion as the star is consumed from within
Categories: Science

What makes a quantum computer good?

New Scientist - Space - Mon, 13/10/2025 - 14:00
Claims that one quantum computer is better than another rest on terms like quantum advantage or quantum supremacy, fault-tolerance or qubits with better coherence – what does it all mean? Karmela Padavic-Callaghan sifts through the noise
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What makes a quantum computer good?

New Scientist - Technology - Mon, 13/10/2025 - 14:00
Claims that one quantum computer is better than another rest on terms like quantum advantage or quantum supremacy, fault-tolerance or qubits with better coherence – what does it all mean? Karmela Padavic-Callaghan sifts through the noise
Categories: Science

Coral reefs are at a tipping point after surging global temperatures

New Scientist - Space - Mon, 13/10/2025 - 03:01
Record-breaking ocean temperatures have caused widespread bleaching and death among warm-water corals, which could have far-reaching consequences
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Coral reefs are at a tipping point after surging global temperatures

New Scientist - Technology - Mon, 13/10/2025 - 03:01
Record-breaking ocean temperatures have caused widespread bleaching and death among warm-water corals, which could have far-reaching consequences
Categories: Science

Alternative Definitions - Ex

Newest Brain Teasers - Sat, 11/10/2025 - 09:00
For each "alternative definition" below, try to figure out what word starting with "ex" is represented. For example, given the clue "former allegation", the answer would be "exclaim", since "former" gives you "ex", and "allegation" means "claim" i.e. "ex" + "claim" = "exclaim".
Good luck!


1. former modification
2. former segment of land
3. former unit of weight
4. former part of a stage performance
5. former fee for passage over a bridge
6. former temporary portable dwelling


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Prime Anagrams

Newest Brain Teasers - Sat, 11/10/2025 - 09:00
Find the 4 digits A, B, C, and D, with A

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Change My First 3

Newest Brain Teasers - Sat, 11/10/2025 - 09:00
I have the ability to reach very high
Change my first, and I hold a keepsake safe nearby
Change my first, and I am where one can find an eye
Change my first, and I may be found around one's thigh

What are we?


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Physicists are uncovering when nature’s strongest force falters

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 10/10/2025 - 19:50
The strong nuclear force may abruptly loosen its grip on the fundamental particles that make up matter at a special “critical point” – researchers are now getting a clearer picture of when that point is reached
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Physicists are uncovering when nature’s strongest force falters

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 10/10/2025 - 19:50
The strong nuclear force may abruptly loosen its grip on the fundamental particles that make up matter at a special “critical point” – researchers are now getting a clearer picture of when that point is reached
Categories: Science

Serum based on plant extracts boosts hair growth in weeks

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 10/10/2025 - 17:00
Applying a daily serum that contains extracts of a tropical plant improved hair density and strand thickness in just 56 days
Categories: Science

Serum based on plant extracts boosts hair growth in weeks

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 10/10/2025 - 17:00
Applying a daily serum that contains extracts of a tropical plant improved hair density and strand thickness in just 56 days
Categories: Science

Evolution of intelligence in our ancestors may have come at a cost

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 10/10/2025 - 15:00
By tracing when variations in the human genome first appeared, researchers have found that advances in cognitive abilities may have led to our vulnerability to mental illness
Categories: Science

Evolution of intelligence in our ancestors may have come at a cost

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 10/10/2025 - 15:00
By tracing when variations in the human genome first appeared, researchers have found that advances in cognitive abilities may have led to our vulnerability to mental illness
Categories: Science

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