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Electrons inside graphene have been pushed to supersonic speeds

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 08/10/2025 - 21:18
Making electrons flow like a liquid is difficult, but inside graphene researchers forced them to move so fast that they created dramatic shockwaves
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Electrons inside graphene have been pushed to supersonic speeds

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 08/10/2025 - 21:18
Making electrons flow like a liquid is difficult, but inside graphene researchers forced them to move so fast that they created dramatic shockwaves
Categories: Science

Stunning images highlight fight to save Earth’s rich biodiversity 

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 08/10/2025 - 21:00
From an alien-looking flat-faced longhorn beetle to an abandoned baby rhino, images at London’s Natural History Museum show what we stand to lose from the decimation of global biodiversity
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Stunning images highlight fight to save Earth’s rich biodiversity 

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 08/10/2025 - 21:00
From an alien-looking flat-faced longhorn beetle to an abandoned baby rhino, images at London’s Natural History Museum show what we stand to lose from the decimation of global biodiversity
Categories: Science

Learning to play nice with other people

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 08/10/2025 - 21:00
How did cooperation emerge in a cut-throat world? There are clues in the prisoner's dilemma experiment, says Peter Rowlett
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Blue Planet Red is wrong about Mars – but it's surprisingly poignant

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 08/10/2025 - 21:00
Brian Cory Dobbs's documentary promotes the baseless idea that Mars was once inhabited by an advanced civilisation. But there's some value in how it inadvertently documents a generation of otherwise-sensible scientists, says Simon Ings
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Learning to play nice with other people

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 08/10/2025 - 21:00
How did cooperation emerge in a cut-throat world? There are clues in the prisoner's dilemma experiment, says Peter Rowlett
Categories: Science

Blue Planet Red is wrong about Mars – but it's surprisingly poignant

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 08/10/2025 - 21:00
Brian Cory Dobbs's documentary promotes the baseless idea that Mars was once inhabited by an advanced civilisation. But there's some value in how it inadvertently documents a generation of otherwise-sensible scientists, says Simon Ings
Categories: Science

Hannah Ritchie's new book on net zero is a breath of fresh air

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 08/10/2025 - 21:00
Clearing the Air answers all your burning questions about the net-zero transition, with optimistic, data-led insights designed to address misinformation about climate change, says Madeleine Cuff
Categories: Science

We are horrified to discover that not every rose has a thorn

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 08/10/2025 - 21:00
Feedback is shocked to learn that one of our most cherished metaphors involving roses and thorns really needs to be revisited. That's what happens when you invite the botanists to play
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Why not all ultra-processed foods are bad for you

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 08/10/2025 - 21:00
Just because a food is ultra-processed doesn’t mean it is unhealthy. Regulation and eating advice must reflect this, say Julia Belluz and Kevin Hall, co-authors of Food Intelligence: The science of how food both nourishes and harms us
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How pie-in-the-sky conspiracies distract from climate dangers

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 08/10/2025 - 21:00
The conspiracy theory that bad actors use "chemtrails" from aircraft to poison us sucks energy from legitimate protest against aviation's effects on the climate, says Graham Lawton
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The Whispers of Rock is a personal journey through aeons of geology

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 08/10/2025 - 21:00
In her new book, earth scientist Anjana Khatwa writes a love letter to Earth's rocks and mountains, offering a passionate blend of science and spirituality
Categories: Science

Hannah Ritchie's new book on net zero is a breath of fresh air

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 08/10/2025 - 21:00
Clearing the Air answers all your burning questions about the net-zero transition, with optimistic, data-led insights designed to address misinformation about climate change, says Madeleine Cuff
Categories: Science

We are horrified to discover that not every rose has a thorn

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 08/10/2025 - 21:00
Feedback is shocked to learn that one of our most cherished metaphors involving roses and thorns really needs to be revisited. That's what happens when you invite the botanists to play
Categories: Science

Why not all ultra-processed foods are bad for you

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 08/10/2025 - 21:00
Just because a food is ultra-processed doesn’t mean it is unhealthy. Regulation and eating advice must reflect this, say Julia Belluz and Kevin Hall, co-authors of Food Intelligence: The science of how food both nourishes and harms us
Categories: Science

How pie-in-the-sky conspiracies distract from climate dangers

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 08/10/2025 - 21:00
The conspiracy theory that bad actors use "chemtrails" from aircraft to poison us sucks energy from legitimate protest against aviation's effects on the climate, says Graham Lawton
Categories: Science

The Whispers of Rock is a personal journey through aeons of geology

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 08/10/2025 - 21:00
In her new book, earth scientist Anjana Khatwa writes a love letter to Earth's rocks and mountains, offering a passionate blend of science and spirituality
Categories: Science

Memory chips just 10 atoms thick could vastly increase capacity

New Scientist - Space - Wed, 08/10/2025 - 19:00
A memory chip just 10 atoms thick has been tested in a lab and integrated into conventional chips, demonstrating a technology that could improve the capacity of our devices
Categories: Science

Memory chips just 10 atoms thick could vastly increase capacity

New Scientist - Technology - Wed, 08/10/2025 - 19:00
A memory chip just 10 atoms thick has been tested in a lab and integrated into conventional chips, demonstrating a technology that could improve the capacity of our devices
Categories: Science

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