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My life as a meteorologist in Chernobyl under Russian occupation

New Scientist - Space - Mon, 13/04/2026 - 17:00
When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Chernobyl lay on the path to the capital Kyiv. When the plant was occupied by Russian troops, meteorologist Lyudmila Dyblenko fearlessly continued taking vital measurements to monitor the nuclear exclusion zone
Categories: Science

My life as a meteorologist in Chernobyl under Russian occupation

New Scientist - Technology - Mon, 13/04/2026 - 17:00
When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Chernobyl lay on the path to the capital Kyiv. When the plant was occupied by Russian troops, meteorologist Lyudmila Dyblenko fearlessly continued taking vital measurements to monitor the nuclear exclusion zone
Categories: Science

Exclusive report: Inside Chernobyl, 40 years after nuclear disaster

New Scientist - Space - Mon, 13/04/2026 - 17:00
New Scientist reporter Matthew Sparkes secured unrivalled access to Chernobyl's most crucial scientific sites, where researchers are fighting to protect the area and ensure it remains safe amid the constant threat of attack from Russia
Categories: Science

Exclusive report: Inside Chernobyl, 40 years after nuclear disaster

New Scientist - Technology - Mon, 13/04/2026 - 17:00
New Scientist reporter Matthew Sparkes secured unrivalled access to Chernobyl's most crucial scientific sites, where researchers are fighting to protect the area and ensure it remains safe amid the constant threat of attack from Russia
Categories: Science

NASA’s Artemis II mission was a historic success

New Scientist - Space - Sat, 11/04/2026 - 04:20
The astronauts of the Artemis II mission around the moon have made it home safely to Earth, marking the end of a triumphant mission and the beginning of a longer road to stay on the moon
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NASA’s Artemis II mission was a historic success

New Scientist - Technology - Sat, 11/04/2026 - 04:20
The astronauts of the Artemis II mission around the moon have made it home safely to Earth, marking the end of a triumphant mission and the beginning of a longer road to stay on the moon
Categories: Science

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Apr 11, 2026)

Daily Brain Teaser - Sat, 11/04/2026 - 03:00
They are Out There

Decipher the following rebus:

GOT
GOT
GOT
GOT
HEROES
HEROES
HEROES
HEROES
HEROES
HEROES
HEROES
HEROES
HEROES
HEROES


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Categories: Brain Teaser

Tweaking the smell of cat food can encourage fussy felines to eat

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 10/04/2026 - 23:00
Some cats will suddenly refuse to touch brands of cat food that they have eaten for years. Changing the way the food smells might solve the problem
Categories: Science

Tweaking the smell of cat food can encourage fussy felines to eat

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 10/04/2026 - 23:00
Some cats will suddenly refuse to touch brands of cat food that they have eaten for years. Changing the way the food smells might solve the problem
Categories: Science

Hidden fossils reveal secrets of oceans before major mass extinction

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 10/04/2026 - 21:00
A handful of plankton fossils buried in a small chunk of rock show that the oceans were teeming with life before the Late Ordovician mass extinction, the second most severe on record
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Hidden fossils reveal secrets of oceans before major mass extinction

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 10/04/2026 - 21:00
A handful of plankton fossils buried in a small chunk of rock show that the oceans were teeming with life before the Late Ordovician mass extinction, the second most severe on record
Categories: Science

The secret project to settle controversial maths proof with a computer

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 10/04/2026 - 19:30
Working in secret for more than two years, a group of mathematicians has set out to resolve of the longest and most bitter battles in modern mathematics
Categories: Science

The secret project to settle controversial maths proof with a computer

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 10/04/2026 - 19:30
Working in secret for more than two years, a group of mathematicians has set out to resolve of the longest and most bitter battles in modern mathematics
Categories: Science

Quantum batteries could be charged by reversing time

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 10/04/2026 - 14:00
Physicists have shown how time can effectively be reversed for some quantum systems, which would allow for new ways to harvest energy
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Quantum batteries could be charged by reversing time

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 10/04/2026 - 14:00
Physicists have shown how time can effectively be reversed for some quantum systems, which would allow for new ways to harvest energy
Categories: Science

The man who ruined mathematics

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 10/04/2026 - 12:00
The incompleteness theorem is accepted as part of the mathematical canon today, but columnist Jacob Aron says it was a bombshell when Kurt Gödel first introduced it. Gödel’s seminal work directly contradicted one of the great minds of mathematics and limited the field forever
Categories: Science

The man who ruined mathematics

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 10/04/2026 - 12:00
The incompleteness theorem is accepted as part of the mathematical canon today, but columnist Jacob Aron says it was a bombshell when Kurt Gödel first introduced it. Gödel’s seminal work directly contradicted one of the great minds of mathematics and limited the field forever
Categories: Science

Physicists resolve a long-standing puzzle over the size of a proton

New Scientist - Space - Fri, 10/04/2026 - 12:00
Two extremely precise experiments agree with a previously shocking measurement of just how big the proton is, which may help future searches for new particles
Categories: Science

Physicists resolve a long-standing puzzle over the size of a proton

New Scientist - Technology - Fri, 10/04/2026 - 12:00
Two extremely precise experiments agree with a previously shocking measurement of just how big the proton is, which may help future searches for new particles
Categories: Science

Daily Brain Teaser for Apr 10, 2026

Daily Brain Teaser - Fri, 10/04/2026 - 03:00
Hinkie Pinkie

These word pairs are not in relation to each other, but if you find their synonyms, the two words will rhyme.

Example : Over-sized Feline = Fat Cat

Kiss Dog
Funny Cat
Movie Monster
Unusual Rabbit
Copper Teapot
Wedding Limo
Untamed Minor


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