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Hottest engine in the world reveals weirdness of microscopic physics
A tiny engine comprised of a glass bead zapped with electric fields behaves as if it is operating 2000 times hotter than the sun
Categories: Science
Why are weather forecasting apps so terrible?
Weather apps regularly differ in their predictions for the same location – why is it so hard to predict local forecasts, and where can we get the best weather information?
Categories: Science
Why are weather forecasting apps so terrible?
Weather apps regularly differ in their predictions for the same location – why is it so hard to predict local forecasts, and where can we get the best weather information?
Categories: Science
Our verdict on ‘Circular Motion’: this dystopia hit too close to home
The New Scientist Book Club has just finished reading Alex Foster's sci-fi novel “Circular Motion”. We liked it – but there were calls for a bit more science in this slice of science fiction
Categories: Science
Our verdict on ‘Circular Motion’: this dystopia hit too close to home
The New Scientist Book Club has just finished reading Alex Foster's sci-fi novel “Circular Motion”. We liked it – but there were calls for a bit more science in this slice of science fiction
Categories: Science
Ursula Le Guin's son on why The Dispossessed is (maybe) his favourite
The New Scientist Book Club is currently reading Ursula K. Le Guin's classic science fiction novel "The Dispossessed". Here, her son Theo Downes-Le Guin considers the artistic process behind it – and why it still resonates today
Categories: Science
Ursula Le Guin's son on why The Dispossessed is (maybe) his favourite
The New Scientist Book Club is currently reading Ursula K. Le Guin's classic science fiction novel "The Dispossessed". Here, her son Theo Downes-Le Guin considers the artistic process behind it – and why it still resonates today
Categories: Science
Read an extract from The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
The New Scientist Book Club is currently reading Ursula K. Le Guin’s classic novel The Dispossessed. In this extract from its opening, we get our first glimpse of the planet Anarres
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Read an extract from The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
The New Scientist Book Club is currently reading Ursula K. Le Guin’s classic novel The Dispossessed. In this extract from its opening, we get our first glimpse of the planet Anarres
Categories: Science
Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Aug 29, 2025)
Word Play
What do the following words have in common?
Assess
Banana
Dresser
Grammar
Potato
Revive
Uneven
Voodoo
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What do the following words have in common?
Assess
Banana
Dresser
Grammar
Potato
Revive
Uneven
Voodoo
Check Braingle.com for the answer.
Categories: Brain Teaser
Go-to therapy for chronic sinus condition doesn't work that well
Surgery, not antibiotics, might be the best way to treat chronic rhinosinusitis, a condition that leaves people with a permanently blocked or runny nose and a reduced sense of smell
Categories: Science
Go-to therapy for chronic sinus condition doesn't work that well
Surgery, not antibiotics, might be the best way to treat chronic rhinosinusitis, a condition that leaves people with a permanently blocked or runny nose and a reduced sense of smell
Categories: Science
Will Australia's social media ban really keep teenagers safe online?
Social media platforms will soon have to exclude children under 16 in Australia, but there are doubts over how age verification tools will work – and whether this is the right approach to deal with online harms
Categories: Science
Will Australia's social media ban really keep teenagers safe online?
Social media platforms will soon have to exclude children under 16 in Australia, but there are doubts over how age verification tools will work – and whether this is the right approach to deal with online harms
Categories: Science
Urine tests detect high-risk HPV as effectively as DIY vaginal swabs
Several countries now offer at-home vaginal swabs to detect HPV status in place of traditional cervical cancer screening, but urine tests seem to work just as well
Categories: Science
Urine tests detect high-risk HPV as effectively as DIY vaginal swabs
Several countries now offer at-home vaginal swabs to detect HPV status in place of traditional cervical cancer screening, but urine tests seem to work just as well
Categories: Science
The foundations of eczema may start to be laid down in the womb
Eczema can be very distressing for children – and now it seems that its roots may at least partly lie in their mothers experiencing high levels of stress during pregnancy
Categories: Science
The foundations of eczema may start to be laid down in the womb
Eczema can be very distressing for children – and now it seems that its roots may at least partly lie in their mothers experiencing high levels of stress during pregnancy
Categories: Science
Daily Brain Teaser for Aug 28, 2025
Run, Hit, Jump
What expression is represented here?
Run, Hit, Jump = Volume Level 9
Dictionary = Volume Level 2
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What expression is represented here?
Run, Hit, Jump = Volume Level 9
Dictionary = Volume Level 2
Check Braingle.com for the answer.
Categories: Brain Teaser
Ancient crocodile relative could have ripped dinosaurs apart
A fossil discovered in Patagonia shows a 3.5-metre-long reptile from the late Cretaceous with large, serrated teeth capable of slicing through muscle
Categories: Science