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Do Ozempic and Wegovy really cause hair loss?

New Scientist - Space - Tue, 01/04/2025 - 18:48
As semaglutide-based weight loss treatments such as Ozempic and Wegovy become more popular, new side effects are emerging – and one is hair loss
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Do Ozempic and Wegovy really cause hair loss?

New Scientist - Technology - Tue, 01/04/2025 - 18:48
As semaglutide-based weight loss treatments such as Ozempic and Wegovy become more popular, new side effects are emerging – and one is hair loss
Categories: Science

Aged human urine is a pungent pesticide as well as a fertiliser

New Scientist - Space - Tue, 01/04/2025 - 18:00
Urine that has sat in the sun for a while seems to fertilise crops while warding off pests, without affecting the produce's taste
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Aged human urine is a pungent pesticide as well as a fertiliser

New Scientist - Technology - Tue, 01/04/2025 - 18:00
Urine that has sat in the sun for a while seems to fertilise crops while warding off pests, without affecting the produce's taste
Categories: Science

Monkeys use crafty techniques to get junk food from tourists

New Scientist - Space - Tue, 01/04/2025 - 15:02
At the Dakshineswar temple complex in India, Hanuman langurs beg for food by grabbing visitors’ legs or tugging on their clothes – and they don’t stop until they get their favourite snacks
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Monkeys use crafty techniques to get junk food from tourists

New Scientist - Technology - Tue, 01/04/2025 - 15:02
At the Dakshineswar temple complex in India, Hanuman langurs beg for food by grabbing visitors’ legs or tugging on their clothes – and they don’t stop until they get their favourite snacks
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Rhyming Pairs 26

Newest Brain Teasers - Tue, 01/04/2025 - 09:00
Think of two-word rhymes that are described by the clues:
Example: noisy gathering of many people Answer: loud crowd

1. eating establishment of superior quality
2. popular fad about labyrinths
3. smartphone that can be used anywhere in the world
4. a raising of glasses celebrating the shoreline


Check Braingle.com for the answer.
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US bridges are at risk of catastrophic ship collisions every few years

New Scientist - Space - Tue, 01/04/2025 - 01:00
After a container ship struck and destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, researchers began calculating the risks of similar catastrophic incidents for other US bridges – and they’re surprisingly high
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US bridges are at risk of catastrophic ship collisions every few years

New Scientist - Technology - Tue, 01/04/2025 - 01:00
After a container ship struck and destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, researchers began calculating the risks of similar catastrophic incidents for other US bridges – and they’re surprisingly high
Categories: Science

Cave spiders use their webs in a way that hasn't been seen before

New Scientist - Space - Mon, 31/03/2025 - 20:00
Cave-dwelling orb spiders have adapted their webs so they act as tripwires for prey that crawl on the walls of the caves
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Cave spiders use their webs in a way that hasn't been seen before

New Scientist - Technology - Mon, 31/03/2025 - 20:00
Cave-dwelling orb spiders have adapted their webs so they act as tripwires for prey that crawl on the walls of the caves
Categories: Science

A revolutionary new understanding of autism in girls

New Scientist - Space - Mon, 31/03/2025 - 19:00
By studying the brains of autistic girls, we now know the condition presents differently in them than in boys, suggesting that huge numbers of women have gone undiagnosed
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A revolutionary new understanding of autism in girls

New Scientist - Technology - Mon, 31/03/2025 - 19:00
By studying the brains of autistic girls, we now know the condition presents differently in them than in boys, suggesting that huge numbers of women have gone undiagnosed
Categories: Science

Quantum eavesdropping could work even from inside a black hole

New Scientist - Space - Mon, 31/03/2025 - 15:00
An eavesdropper hiding inside a black hole could still obtain information about quantum objects on its outside, a finding that reveals how effectively black holes destroy the quantum states near their event horizons
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Quantum eavesdropping could work even from inside a black hole

New Scientist - Technology - Mon, 31/03/2025 - 15:00
An eavesdropper hiding inside a black hole could still obtain information about quantum objects on its outside, a finding that reveals how effectively black holes destroy the quantum states near their event horizons
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Unusually tiny hominin deepens mystery of our Paranthropus cousin

New Scientist - Space - Mon, 31/03/2025 - 13:40
Paranthropus was an ape-like hominin that survived alongside early humans for more than a million years. A fossilised leg belonging to a strikingly small member of the group raises questions about how it did so
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Unusually tiny hominin deepens mystery of our Paranthropus cousin

New Scientist - Technology - Mon, 31/03/2025 - 13:40
Paranthropus was an ape-like hominin that survived alongside early humans for more than a million years. A fossilised leg belonging to a strikingly small member of the group raises questions about how it did so
Categories: Science

Dramatic cuts in China’s air pollution drove surge in global warming

New Scientist - Space - Mon, 31/03/2025 - 12:30
The rate at which the planet is warming has sped up since 2010, and now researchers say that China's efforts to clean up air pollution are inadvertently responsible for the majority of this extra warming
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Dramatic cuts in China’s air pollution drove surge in global warming

New Scientist - Technology - Mon, 31/03/2025 - 12:30
The rate at which the planet is warming has sped up since 2010, and now researchers say that China's efforts to clean up air pollution are inadvertently responsible for the majority of this extra warming
Categories: Science

Does aspirin have potential as an anti-cancer drug?

New Scientist - Space - Mon, 31/03/2025 - 12:00
Taking aspirin was first linked to a lower risk of colorectal cancer in 1988, but the research into its anti-tumour potential has been full of twists and turns since then
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